Out of this world
Subtitle: science fiction : but not as you know it
By: Mike Ashley
Publisher: British Library
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780712358316; 9780712358354
Subjects: Science fiction; History and criticism; Exhibitions; Science-Fiction
Other titles: Science fiction, but not as you know it
Description: "The book explores how science fiction has responded to the impact of science, technology and socio-political change on ourselves and our scoieties."--Page 2 of cover.
Notes: "On the occasion of the exhibition at the British Library, 'Out of this world : science fiction, but not as you know it' [held] 25 May - 25 September 2011."--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 140-141) and index.
Table of contents: title: Alien worlds; title: Time and parallel worlds; title: Virtual worlds; title: Future worlds; title: The end of the world; title: The perfect world?; title: Chronology.