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Fifty key figures in science fiction (2009)
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Bould, M., Butler, A. M., Roberts, A., & Vint, S. (2009). Fifty key figures in science fiction. Routledge

Collection of 50 critical essays on key figures in sf fiction, film, television, comics and theory.

Kierkegaard, metaphysics and political theory: Unfinished selves (2009)
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Assiter, A. (2009). Kierkegaard, metaphysics and political theory: Unfinished selves. London: Continuum Books

Offers a new reading of the work of Kierkegaard in relation to metaphysics and political theory. ‘A remarkable book’ (Charles Lemert, Wesleyan University, USA); ‘Assiter has written a thoughtful and original work’ (Jane Duran, USA, from review in TH... Read More about Kierkegaard, metaphysics and political theory: Unfinished selves.

Housing, markets and policy (2009)
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Malpass, P., & Rowlands, R. (2009). Housing, markets and policy. Routledge

This book of specially commissioned essays by distinguished housing scholars addresses the big issues in contemporary debates about housing and housing policy in the UK. Setting out a distinctive and coherent analysis, it steers a course between thos... Read More about Housing, markets and policy.

Red planets: Marxism and science fiction (2009)
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Bould, M., & Miéville, C. (2009). Red planets: Marxism and science fiction. Pluto Press (in the UK); Wesleyan University Press (in the US)

An edited collection of 13 essays exploring the relationships between Marxism and sf literature and film.

Hand of Blood (2009)
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Butler, C. (2009). Hand of Blood. Edinburgh: Barrington Stoke

A children's story for reluctant readers. Reading age: 8. Interest age: 14.

The contemporary British historical novel: representation, nation, empire (2009)
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Boccardi, M. (2009). The contemporary British historical novel: representation, nation, empire. Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave

This is the first full-length study of a genre that has had increasing critical attention and popular appeal at the turn of the twenty-first century. The book combines a contextual and theoretical framework for the success of historical fiction in Br... Read More about The contemporary British historical novel: representation, nation, empire.

The Cinema of John Sayles: Lone Star (2009)
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Bould, M. (2009). The Cinema of John Sayles: Lone Star. Middlesex: Wallflower Press

Critical overview of John Sayles’ films and screenplays, from a Marxist theoretical perspective, which pays particular attention to naturalism, language, fantasy, utopianism and social/political critique.