| Description |
xiii, 270 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-263) and index. |
| Contents |
The triumph of civilization : race and American exceptionalism before Darwin -- Man the toolmaker : race, technology, and colonialism in Darwin's The descent of man -- The Darwinist frontier : Roosevelt, Turner, and the evolution of the West -- Darwin's bulldogs : evolution and the future-war story in Britain -- Conquering new frontiers : Burroughs, London, and the race wars of the future -- The yellow peril : science fiction and the response to the Pacific war -- "A very pleasant way to die" : science fiction, race, and the official representation of the atomic bomb -- Beyond the yellow peril : John Hersey's "Hiroshima" -- Official fictions : future-war stories after Hiroshima -- Survival and self-help : civil defense, white suburbia, and the rise of the nuclear frontier -- The color of Ground Zero : civil defense, segregation, and savagery on the nuclear frontier. |
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Racism -- United States -- History.
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United States -- Race relations.
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National characteristics, American.
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War and civilization -- United States.
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Nuclear warfare -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Frontier thesis.
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Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 -- Influence.
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Racism in literature.
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Nuclear warfare in literature.
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Science fiction -- History and criticism.
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| ISBN |
080613822X (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9780806138220 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
YDXCP 2469968 |
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AU@ 000040669669 |
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NZ1 10967144 |
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