Rumors of war and infernal machines : technomilitary agenda-setting in American and British speculative fiction /

This provocative and unique work reveals the remarkably influential role of futuristic literature on contemporary political power in America. Tracing this phenomenon from its roots in Victorian Britain, Gannon convincingly demonstrates that military fiction anticipated and even influenced the evolut...

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Main Author:	Gannon, Charles E.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littefield Publishers, 2005.
Edition:	1st Rowman & Littlefield ed.
Subjects:	Science fiction, American > History and criticism. Literature and technology > English-speaking countries. Science fiction, English > History and criticism. War and literature > English-speaking countries. War stories, American > History and criticism. War stories, English > History and criticism. Imaginary wars and battles in literature. Military art and science in literature. Technology in literature. War in literature. Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:	Available via EBSCO eBook Collection
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