Scotland as Science Fiction.

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Out of the mainstream but ahead of the tide.that is Scottish Science Fiction. Science Fiction emphasizes "progress" through technology, advanced mental states, or future times. How does Scotland, often considered a land of the past, lead in Science Fiction? "Left behind" by inter...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McCracken-Flesher, Caroline
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group, 2011.
Temas:
English literature > Scottish authors > History and criticism.
Science fiction, Scottish > History and criticism.
Literature and society > Scotland > History.
National characteristics, Scottish, in literature.
Literature and history > Scotland.
Littérature anglaise > Auteurs écossais > Histoire et critique.
Littérature et société > Écosse > Histoire.
Écossais dans la littérature.
Littérature et histoire > Écosse.
English literature > Scottish authors
Literature
Literature and history
Literature and society
National characteristics, Scottish, in literature
Science fiction, Scottish
Scotland > In literature.
Écosse > Dans la littérature.
Scotland
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
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Sumario:Out of the mainstream but ahead of the tide.that is Scottish Science Fiction. Science Fiction emphasizes "progress" through technology, advanced mental states, or future times. How does Scotland, often considered a land of the past, lead in Science Fiction? "Left behind" by international politics, Scots have cultivated alternate places and different times as sites of identity. so that Scotland can seem a futuristic fiction itself. This book explores the tensions between science and a particular society that produce an innovative science fi ction. Essays consider Scottish thermodynamics, Celti.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (297 pages)
ISBN:9781611483758
1611483751

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