Description
| Product ID: | 9780231188630 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | The Future as Catastrophe |
| Subtitle: | Imagining Disaster in the Modern Age |
| Authors: | Author: Eva Horn, Valentine Pakis |
| Page Count: | 296 |
| Subjects: | Films, cinema, Films, cinema, Literary studies: general, Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made), Literary studies: general, Social impact of disasters |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The Future as Catastrophe offers a novel critique of the fascination with disaster. Analyzing the catastrophic imaginary from its historical roots to the contemporary popularity of disaster fiction and end-of-the-world blockbusters, Eva Horn argues that apocalypse always haunts the modern idea of a future that can be anticipated and planned. |
| Imprint Name: | Columbia University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Columbia University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-09-18 |
