Booker, M. Keith.

Monsters, mushroom clouds, and the Cold War : American science fiction and the roots of postmodernism, 1946-1964 / M. Keith Booker. - Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2001. - 196 p. ; 24 cm. - Contributions to the study of science fiction and fantasy, no. 95 0193-6875 ; .

Includes bibliographical references (pp. [177]-190) and index.

0313318735 (alk. paper)

00069148


Science fiction, American--History and criticism.
American fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
Postmodernism (Literature)--United States.
End of the world in literature.
Atomic bomb in literature.
Cold war in literature.
Monsters in literature.
Aliens in literature.

PS374.S35 / B66 2001

813/.0876209054