{"product_id":"science-fiction-9780415366687","title":"Science Fiction","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eScience Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e is a fascinating and comprehensive introduction to one of the most popular areas of modern culture. This second edition reflects how the field is rapidly changing in both its practice and its critical reception. With an entirely new conclusion and all other chapters fully reworked and updated, this volume includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ea concise history of science fiction and the ways in which the genre has been used and defined\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eexplanations of key concepts in Science Fiction criticism and theory through chapters such as Gender, Race, Technology and Metaphor\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eexamines the interactions between Science Fiction and Science Fact\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eanchors each chapter with a case study drawn from short story, book or film, from Frank Herbertâs \u003cem\u003eDune \u003c\/em\u003eto \u003cem\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/em\u003e, from \u003cem\u003eThe Left Hand of Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eNeuromancer\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroducing the reader to nineteenth-century, Pulp, Golden Age, New Wave, Feminist and Cyberpunk science fict\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Defining Science Fiction 2. The History of SF 3. SF and Gender 4. SF and Race 5. SF and Technology 6: Conclusion Bibliography \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018139205975,"sku":"9780415366687","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415366687.jpg?v=1750775762","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/science-fiction-9780415366687","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}