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Author:   Lester del Rey
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   3
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367748395

ISBN 10:   0367748398
Pages:   428
Publication Date:   19 May 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1. Background 1. What Science Fiction Is 2. The Beginnings of Science Fiction 3. The Rise of the Pulps 4. The Third Source Part 2. The Age of Wonder (1926-1937) 5. The Magazines of Hugo Gernsback 6. The Dawn of Astounding 7. The Crucial Years 8. The Active Fan 9. The Shaping of the Future Part 3. The Golden Age (1938-1949) 10. Campbell’s Astounding 11. The War and the Bomb 12. A Proliferation of Magazines 13. Science Fiction in Books 14. The Growth of Fandom 15. Reshaping the Future Part 4. The Age of Acceptance (1950-1961) 16. The Quest for Magic 17. The Big Boom 18. And the Collapse 19. The Magazine Business 20. Wider Horizons 21. FIAWOL or FIJAGH? 22. Watershed Part 5. The Age of Rebellion (1962-1973) 23. The Survivors 24. The Torch Passes 25. Rebellion: the New Wave and Art 26. Enter: Academe 27. The Big Con Game 28. The Fifth Age (1974- ) Part 6. Parallels and Perspectives 29. Fantasy 30. Buck Rogers and Mr. Spock 31. Glossary 32. Themes and Variations 33. Utopias and Dystopias 34. But What Good Is It? 35. Mene, Mene, Tekel… 36. After Star Wars

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