9780819569134 : red-planets-bould-mieville

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304 Pages

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Format	Paperback / softback
Published	September 8, 2009
ISBN-13	9780819569134
Language	English
Pages	304
Height	8.50 Inches (US)
Width	5.25 Inches (US)
Unit weight	.75 Pounds (US)
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Red Planets

Name: Red Planets
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ISBN: 9780819569134

Marxism and Science Fiction

Edited by Mark Bould and China Miéville

Wesleyan University Press

A critical exploration of the connections between science fiction and Marxism

Science fiction and socialism have always had a close relationship. Many science fiction novelists and filmmakers have used the genre to examine explicit or implicit Marxist concerns. Red Planets is an accessible and lively account, which makes an ideal introduction to anyone interested in the politics of science fiction. The volume covers a rich variety of examples from Weimar cinema to mainstream Hollywood films, and novelists from Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, Philip K. Dick, and Thomas Disch to Ursula K. Le Guin, Kim Stanley Robinson, Ken MacLeod, and Charles Stross. Contributors include Matthew Beaumont, William J. Burling, Carl Freedman, Darren Jorgensen, Rob Latham, Iris Luppa, Andrew Milner, John Rieder, Steven Shaviro, Sherryl Vint, and Phillip Wegner.

About the Authors

MARK BOULD teaches film and literature at the University of the West of England. He is the author of Film Noir: From Berlin to Sin City (2005) and The Cinema of John Sayles (2008), and coeditor of The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction (2009). CHINA MIÉVILLE is an independent researcher and novelist. He won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Perdido Street Station (2000) and Iron Council (2004), the British Fantasy Award for The Scar (2002), and the Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book for Un Lun Dun (2007).

Reviews

"Red Planets is that rare event, an entirely coherent collection where each contributor intervenes to conspire a shared 'problem,' ... (it) is an exemplary collection."—Darran Jorgensen, Science Fiction, Film, and Television

Endorsements

"Red Planets is a highly readable and interesting collection of essays. Many of the pieces have completely new things to tell us, and will be of interest even to those who are antagonistic toward politically inspired criticism."—Neil Easterbrook, associate professor of critical theory, TCU

"Red Planets is a highly readable and interesting collection of essays. Many of the pieces have completely new things to tell us, and will be of interest even to those who are antagonistic toward politically inspired criticism."—Neil Easterbrook, associate professor of critical theory, TCU

Publisher	Wesleyan University Press
BISAC Subject Headings	FICTION / Science Fiction / General (66 Titles) LITERARY CRITICISM / General (172 Titles)

Format	Paperback / softback
Published	September 8, 2009
ISBN-13	9780819569134
Language	English
Pages	304
Height	8.50 Inches (US)
Width	5.25 Inches (US)
Unit weight	.75 Pounds (US)
List Prices	$27.95 USD, £20.50 GBP
ONIX	v2.1 Reference