Science Fiction Culture

by Camille Bacon-Smith

Book Overview

In a century that has taken us from the horse and buggy to the world wide web, science fiction has established itself as the literature to explore the ways in which technology transforms society while its counterpart, genre fantasy, insistently reminds us of the magical transformations of the individual in response to the demands of the social. So it should come as no surprise that the fans and producers of these genres come together to create...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812215303
• ISBN13: 9780812215304
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"