Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-461) and index.
Contents:
Introduction : post-apocalyptic novels in the age of US decline -- Part One. The post-apocalyptic mode -- Post-apocalyptic tropes -- Reduced futures -- Remaindered books -- Part Two. The contested politics of US decline -- Old and new Americas -- Segregated futures -- The reproductive imperative -- Automobility regression -- Conclusion : remainders of the American century.
Summary:
"A literary study of mainstream and science fiction novels shows the contest between the reactionary impulse of the post-apocalyptic mode and the progressive impetus for a new world"-- Provided by publisher.
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