Description |
444 p. : ill. |
Series |
e-Duke books scholarly collection.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [405]-435) and index. |
Contents |
"A situation in many respects similar to our own" : Mars and the limits of analogy -- Lowell and the canal controversy : Mars at the limits of vision -- "Different beyond the most bizarre imaginings of nightmare" : Mars in science fiction, 1880-1913 -- Lichens on Mars : planetary science and the limits of knowledge -- Mars at the limits of imagination : the dying planet from Burroughs to Dick -- The missions to Mars : Mariner, Viking, and the reinvention of a world -- Transforming Mars, transforming humankind : science fiction in the space age -- Mars at the turn of a new century -- Falling into theory : terraformation and eco-economics in Kim Stanley -- Robinson's Martian trilogy. |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
Subject |
Science fiction, American -- History and criticism.
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Mars (Planet) -- In literature.
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Mars (Planet)
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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ISBN |
9780822387275 |
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0822387271 |
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0822336006 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780822336006 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0822336383 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780822336389 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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