Tales Of Futures Past

Author : Paola Iovene
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780804791601

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Tales of Futures Past by Paola Iovene Pdf

Most studies of Chinese literature conflate the category of the future with notions of progress and nation building, and with the utopian visions broadcast by the Maoist and post-Mao developmental state. The future is thus understood as a preconceived endpoint that is propagated, at times even imposed, by a center of power. By contrast, Tales of Futures Past introduces "anticipation"—the expectations that permeate life as it unfolds—as a lens through which to reexamine the textual, institutional, and experiential aspects of Chinese literary culture from the 1950s to 2011. In doing so, Paola Iovene connects the emergence of new literary genres with changing visions of the future in contemporary China. This book provides a nuanced and dynamic account of the relationship between state discourses, market pressures, and individual writers and texts. It stresses authors' and editors' efforts to redefine what constitutes literature under changing political and economic circumstances. Engaging with questions of translation, temporality, formation of genres, and stylistic change, Iovene mines Chinese science fiction and popular science, puts forward a new interpretation of familiar Chinese avant-garde fiction, and offers close readings of texts that have not yet received any attention in English-language scholarship. Far-ranging in its chronological scope and impressive in its interdisciplinary approach, this book rethinks the legacies of socialism in postsocialist Chinese literary modernity.

Author : Chris Morgan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Forecasting
ISBN : IND:39000002002835

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The Shape of Futures Past by Chris Morgan Pdf

Author : Heather Killingray
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Horror tales, English
ISBN : 1859290388

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Tales from Futures Past by Heather Killingray Pdf

Author : Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Publisher : Baen Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781625795229

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Women of Futures Past by Kristine Kathryn Rusch Pdf

Meet the Women of Futures Past: from Grand Master Andre Norton and the beloved Anne McCaffrey to some of the most popular SF writers today, such as Lois McMaster Bujold and CJ Cherryh. The most influential writers of multiple generations are found in these pages, delivering lost classics and foundational touchstones that shaped the field. You'll find Northwest Smith, C.L. Moore’s famous smuggler who predates (and maybe inspired) Han Solo by four decades. Read Leigh Brackett’s fiction and see why George Lucas chose her to write The Empire Strikes Back. Adventure tales, post-apocalyptic visions, space opera, aliens-among-us, time travel—these women have delivered all this and more, some of the best science fiction ever written! Includes stories by Leigh Brackett, Lois McMaster Bujold, Pat Cadigan, CJ Cherryh, Zenna Henderson, Nancy Kress, Ursula K. Le Guin, Anne McCaffrey, C.L. Moore, Andre Norton, James Tiptree, Jr., and Connie Willis. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Author : Jean E. Karl
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-20
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780486804590

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The Turning Place by Jean E. Karl Pdf

Nine short stories reveal various aspects of future life on Earth and other planets.

Author : Ivy Roberts
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781476638928

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Futures of the Past by Ivy Roberts Pdf

Science fiction boasts a deceptively long history, extending as far back as the 19th century. This anthology pairs original essays that introduce short stories of vintage science fiction. Critical introductions written by international experts contextualize these stories from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Inclusions range from legendary authors like Mary Shelley and Edgar Allan Poe to lesser-known figures like E.P Mitchell, George Parsons Lathrop, and Franklin Ruth.

Author : Jack Dann,Gardner R. Dozois
Publisher : Ace
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Science fiction
ISBN : 0441014542

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Futures Past by Jack Dann,Gardner R. Dozois Pdf

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Author : James White
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0708882501

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Futures Past by James White Pdf

Author : Molly McGarry
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520274532

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Ghosts of Futures Past by Molly McGarry Pdf

"Simpson, imprint in humanities"--Page opposite title page.

Author : Solitaire Parke
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780359460144

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Daughter of the Dark Lord, Part Three, Into Futures Past by Solitaire Parke Pdf

A tyrannical Dark Lord of the Provinces. A daughter destined to rise up and fulfill a prophecy. Katherine Pendragon's story continues in this third prequel to the Dragomeir Series. Katherine is no stranger to adversity and manages to escape from the Provinces where her father considers her an enemy. Suddenly she finds herself thrust into another place and time where she dies, and is then transformed into the body of a woman named Elizabeth. She struggles to make sense of this unfamiliar new reality while being pursued by forces of good and evil. This is her story, one of a young champion for the downtrodden, seeking acceptance for herself, the dragons, and people in a world that is often filled with tyranny and discontent. Using her special abilities, will she be able to claim her destiny and as Queen of the Dragons, save them all? Follow the failures, triumphs, and continuous journeys of the daughter of the Dark Lord in this exciting, action-filled fantasy adventure through space and time.

Author : Bianca D'Arc
Publisher : Hawk Publishing, LLC
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781950196241

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Future Past by Bianca D'Arc Pdf

They can see the future, but can they outrun the past? Rose has had the gift of prophecy most of her life and has found ways to cope with the flashes of foresight that plague her. Jeff has only had the ability for a few months and he needs Rose’s help to harness it. He sees her in his future, and puts his plan into action, knowing that an enemy is coming for them both. An explosive situation, and a dangerous man… Jeff is tall, sexy and has an air of mystery about him. She doesn’t need her prophetic gifts to know that spells trouble. Of course, he’s just the sort of trouble she’s been craving in her life. When he shows up at her workplace, she agrees to meet him for coffee, but when bad guys start shooting up the local mall to get to them, she follows her instincts and takes the escape he offers…straight into his waiting arms. A secret base, and a secret unit… Rose discovers all sorts of things she had never dreamed of before. Whisked away, under fire, to a secret military base, she’s offered a job where she’s supposed to help Jeff learn more about his newly acquired gift. But, when the enemy attacks the island base, she wonders if she’s there to help Jeff, or is it really the other way around? Either way, she discovers a deep and dangerous love for the soldier who stole her heart almost at first sight. Can they fight through to a place where their love can blossom, or are they doomed even before they start? Even Rose can’t see that future…

Author : Alfred Elton Van Vogt
Publisher : Tachyon Publications
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Science fiction, American
ISBN : 1892391058

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Futures Past by Alfred Elton Van Vogt Pdf

Author : David A. Hogue
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781606088609

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Remembering the Future, Imagining the Past by David A. Hogue Pdf

Brain research is opening up our understanding of not only what role the different areas of our brain play in making decisions or in recognizing the faces of those we love, but even in experiencing God. As a pastoral theologian and counselor, Hogue values and utilizes the significant resources of the brain sciences for the work of the church in guiding, healing, and challenging persons and systems informed by our current understanding of the central nervous system. His latest book, Remembering the Future, Imagining the Past, is an especially useful resource for all those persons concerned with the practical theological arts of preaching, worship, pastoral care, and counseling, as well as those interested in how our increasing knowledge of the ways in which our brains work can help us understand and tailor our spiritual and pastoral practices in the church.

Author : J. California Cooper
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307428646

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The Future Has a Past by J. California Cooper Pdf

From the beloved author of Family and A Piece of Mine comes a dazzling new collection of stories featuring ordinary women who discover that love sometimes comes when you least expect it. Vinnie is an overworked and self-sacrificing single mother who gets a second chance at love and independence, in "The Eagle Flies." In "A Shooting Star" a happily married mother of two laments the fate of her beautiful friend Lorene, whose naivete about desire has deadly consequences. In "A Filet of Soul," Luella's luck soon changes when her mother leaves her a modest inheritance, but not as soon as she initially imagines. And in "The Lost and Found," Irene confronts her womanizing boyfriend with the one piece of information that will bring him to his knees. Bursting with earthy wisdom and humor, these warmly engaging tales are a testament to Cooper's gifts as a storyteller.

Author : Warwick Anderson,Miranda Johnson,Barbara Brookes
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780824877422

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Pacific Futures by Warwick Anderson,Miranda Johnson,Barbara Brookes Pdf

How, when, and why has the Pacific been a locus for imagining different futures by those living there as well as passing through? What does that tell us about the distinctiveness or otherwise of this “sea of islands”? Foregrounding the work of leading and emerging scholars of Oceania, Pacific Futures brings together a diverse set of approaches to, and examples of, how futures are being conceived in the region and have been imagined in the past. Individual chapters engage the various and sometimes contested futures yearned for, unrealized, and even lost or forgotten, that are particular to the Pacific as a region, ocean, island network, destination, and home. Contributors recuperate the futures hoped for and dreamed up by a vast array of islanders and outlanders—from Indigenous federalists to Lutheran improvers to Cantonese small business owners—making these histories of the future visible. In so doing, the collection intervenes in debates about globalization in the Pacific—and how the region is acted on by outside forces—and postcolonial debates that emphasize the agency and resistance of Pacific peoples in the context of centuries of colonial endeavor. With a view to the effects of the “slow violence” of climate change, the volume also challenges scholars to think about the conditions of possibility for future-thinking at all in the midst of a global crisis that promises cataclysmic effects for the region. Pacific Futures highlights futures conceived in the context of a modernity coproduced by diverse Pacific peoples, taking resistance to categorization as a starting point rather than a conclusion. With its hospitable approach to thinking about history making and future thinking, one that is open to a wide range of methodological, epistemological, and political interests and commitments, the volume will encourage the writing of new histories of the Pacific and new ways of talking about history in this field, the region, and beyond.