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An edition of The artificial paradise (1995)

The artificial paradise

science fiction and American reality

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The Artificial Paradise shows how American science fiction is a powerful purveyor of cultural myths that reveals our attitudes toward nature, technology, and the pursuit of happiness. Sharona Ben-Tov sees science fiction as a national mode of thinking that seeks to replace nature with technological worlds - paradoxically in the hope of regaining a mythic, magical American Eden.

Ben-Tov discusses sci-fi classics like Dune, The Dispossessed, Neuromancer, Vonnegut's fiction, and the Aliens movie in relation to ancient and modern myths of nature; to scientific projects like the atom bomb, Strategic Defense Initiative, robotics, and virtual reality; and to cultural psychology.

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University of Michigan Press
Language
English
Pages
201

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Subjects
American Science fiction, History, History and criticism, In literature, Literature and history, Literature and technology, National characteristics, American, in literature, Paradise in literature, Science fiction, american, Science fiction, history and criticism, National characteristics, american, United states, in literature
Places
United States
Times
20th century

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The artificial paradise: science fiction and American reality
1995, University of Michigan Press
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-195) and index.

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Ann Arbor
Series
Studies in literature and science

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813/.0876209
Library of Congress
PS374.S35 B38 1995, PS374.S35B38 1995

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201 p. ;
Number of pages
201

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OL1269886M
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artificialparadi00bent
ISBN 10
0472105809
LCCN
95001033
OCLC/WorldCat
32012366
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7953436
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1163696

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