Terraforming : ecopolitical transformations and environmentalism in science fiction /

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"This book explores the emergence and development of terraforming in science fiction from H.G. Wells's The War of the Worlds (1898) to James Cameron's blockbuster Avatar (2009). Terraforming is the process of making other worlds habitable for human life. Its counterpart on Earth--geoe...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pak, Chris (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2016.
Series:Liverpool science fiction texts and studies ; 55.
Subjects:
Science fiction > History and criticism.
Environmentalism in literature.
Planets > Environmental engineering.
Space colonies in literature.
Science and state.
Environnementalisme dans la littérature.
Planètes > Technique de l'environnement.
Colonies spatiales dans la littérature.
Politique scientifique et technique.
Fiction and related items.
Science fiction.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Science Fiction & Fantasy.
Environmentalism in literature
Space colonies in literature
Science fiction
Environmentalism
Planets > Environmental engineering
Science and state
Literature
Media and Communications
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : terraforming : engineering imaginary environments
  • Landscaping nature's otherness in pre-1960s terraforming and proto-Gaian stories
  • The American pastoral and the conquest of space
  • Ecology and environmental awareness in 1960s-1970s
  • Edging towards an eco-cosmopolitan vision
  • Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy
  • Conclusion.

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