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Author:   Gary Westfahl
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9781476674940

ISBN 10:   1476674949
Pages:   311
Publication Date:   14 October 2019
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Part I. The 1920s and Thereafter  1. The Emergence of American Science Fiction and Its Impact on the World  2. August 1928: Science Fiction’s Second Birthday  3. Artists in Wonderland: Towards a True History of Science Fiction Art Part II. The 1930s and Thereafter  4. Pulp Science Fiction: A Student’s Guide  5. Beyond Logic and Literacy: The Strange Case of Space Opera  6. Five Ways to Conquer the Universe: The Forms of Space Opera Part III. The 1940s and Thereafter  7. The Tall Dark Stranger and the Boy Next Door: A. E. van Vogt and Robert A. Heinlein  8. The Three Golden Ages of Science Fiction  9. Assemblers of Infinity: The Early History of Science Fiction Anthologies Part IV. The 1950s and Thereafter 10. Invasion of the Saucer Men: How the Universe of Science Fiction Expanded in the 1950s 11. Hard Science Fiction: An Overview 12. The “Big Three” Approaches to Juvenile Science Fiction and Why One Worked and the Others Did Not Epilog: The 1960s and Thereafter 13. After Things Fell Apart: The Fragmentation of Science Fiction in the 1960s and 1970s 14. Science Fiction Today: The Triumph of the Marketplace Conclusion Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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Well done, informative, logically constructed, and entertaining. I believe this is the best book from this publisher that I've read this year --Critical Mass; valuable...informative and expertly researched --Science Fiction Studies.

Well done, informative, logically constructed, and entertaining. I believe this is the best book from this publisher that I've read this year --Critical Mass.

Author Information

Gary Westfahl, a professor emeritus at the University of La Verne, California, has authored, edited, or co-edited 31 books about science fiction and fantasy, and hundreds of articles and reviews. In 2003, he received the Science Fiction Research Association’s Pilgrim Award for his lifetime contributions to science fiction and fantasy scholarship.

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