The world of science fiction : 1926-1976 : the history of a subculture

Contents: What Science Fiction Is The Beginnings of Science Fiction The Rise of the Pulps The Third Source The Age of Wonder 1926-37 Magazines of Hugo Gernsback Dawn of Astounding The Crucial Years The Active Fan The Shaping of the Future The Golden Age 1938-49 Campbell's Astounding War and the Bomb Proliferation of Magazines Science Fiction in Books Growth of Fandom Reshaping the Future The Age of Acceptsance 1950-61 The Quest for Magic The Big Boom And the Collapse The Magazine Business Wider Horizons FIAWOL ir FIJAGH? Watershed The Age of Rebellion 1962-73 Survivors The Torch Passes Rebellion The New Wave and Art Enter: Academe The Big Con Game The Fifth Age 1974- Parrallels and Perspectives Fantasy, Buck Rogers and Mr. Spock Glossary Themes and Variations Utopias and Dystopias But What Good Is It? Mene, Mene, Tekel After "Star Wars" Index The important role Sci-Fi has played in defining modern life is explored in this work edited by a true insider.