Political theory, science fiction, and utopian literature
Subtitle: Ursula K. Le Guin and the dispossessed
By: Anthony Burns.
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9780739122822
Subjects: Le Guin, Ursula K., -- 1929-; Le Guin, Ursula K., -- 1929- -- Criticism and interpretation; Le Guin, Ursula K., -- 1929- -- Political and social views; Science fiction, American -- History and criticism; Science fiction, English -- History and criticism; Political fiction, American -- History and criticism; Political fiction, English -- History and criticism; Utopias in literature; Politics in literature
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments
pagenum: ix; label: 1
title: Introduction
pagenum: 1; label: 2
title: Science Fiction and the History of Utopian Literature: H. G. Wells, Zamyatin, and Le Guin
pagenum: 19; label: 3
title: Le Guin’s Dialectical Approach to Questions of Philosophy and Politics
pagenum: 55; label: 4
title: Science and Progress in the Writings of Zamyatin and Le Guin
pagenum: 81; label: 5
title: Le Guin’s The Dispossessed and Utopian Literature
pagenum: 113; label: 6
title: Politics and Literature in the Writings of Le Guin
pagenum: 153; label: 7
title: Ethics in the Writings of Ursula K. Le Guin
pagenum: 181; label: 8
title: Anarchist Politics in Zamyatin and Le Guin
pagenum: 217; label: 9
title: Conservatism in the Writings of Le Guin
pagenum: 241; label: 10
title: Conclusion: Le Guin’s Relevance for Political Theory Today
pagenum: 267; title: Bibliography
pagenum: 289; title: Index
pagenum: 311; title: About the Author
pagenum: 319