Colonialism and the emergence of science fiction /

Colonialism and the emergence of science fiction /

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Author / Creator:	Rieder, John, 1952-
Imprint:	Middletown, Conn. : Wesleyan University Press, c2008.
Description:	xii, 183 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Wesleyan early classics of science fiction series
Subject:	Science fiction, American -- History and criticism. American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism. American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism. English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism. English fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism. Literature and science -- English-speaking countries. Imperialism in literature. Colonies in literature. American fiction. Colonies in literature. English fiction. Imperialism in literature. Literature and science. Science fiction, American. English-speaking countries. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7127213

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ISBN:	9780819568731 (cloth : alk. paper) 0819568732 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780819568748 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0819568740 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-175) and index.

Table of Contents:

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introduction: The Colonial Gaze and the Frame of Science Fiction
Chapter 2. Fantasies of Appropriation: Lost Races and Discovered Wealth
Chapter 3. Dramas of Interpretation
Chapter 4. Artificial Humans and the Construction of Race
Chapter 5. Visions of Catastrophe
Notes
Works Cited
Index