Colonialism and the Emergence of Science Fiction

by John Rieder

Groundbreaking study of science fiction's relation to colonialism and imperialism

This is the first full-length study of emerging Anglo-American science fiction's relation to the history, discourses, and ideologies of colonialism and imperialism. Nearly all scholars and critics of early science fiction acknowledge that colonialism is an important and relevant part of its historical context, and recent scholarship has emphasized imperialism's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819568740
• ISBN13: 9780819568748
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher