Cold War Stories
British Dystopian Fiction, 1945-1990
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Word Count
42,000 words, Guess
Page Count
168 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- ISBN-103319615475
- ISBN-139783319615479
- OCLC Control Number988289375
- Better World Books9783319615479
- Open LibraryOL30166371M
Classifications
- LCCPN1-PN6790
- LCCPR888.D96 H36 2017
Description
"This book is the first comprehensive study of mainstream British dystopian fiction and the Cold War. Drawing on over 200 novels and collections of short stories, the monograph explores the ways in which dystopian texts charted the lived experiences of the period, offering an extended analysis of authors' concerns about the geopolitical present and anxieties about the national future. Amongst the topics addressed are the processes of Cold War (autocracy, militarism, propaganda, intelligence, nuclear technologies), the decline of Britain's standing in global politics and the reduced status of intellectual culture in Cold War Britain. Although the focus is on dystopianism in the work of mainstream authors, including George Orwell, Doris Lessing, J.G. Ballard, Angela Carter and Anthony Burgess, a number of science-fiction novels are also discussed, making the book relevant to a wide range of researchers and students of twentieth-century British literature." --Back cover.
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Other Editions
- Cold War Stories: British Dystopian Fiction, 1945-1990
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