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Crime and the Imaginary of Disaster: Post-Apocalyptic Fictions and the Crisis of Social Order

Crime and the Imaginary of Disaster: Post-Apocalyptic Fictions and the Crisis of Social Order - Palgrave Pivot

2015

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Publisher's Synopsis

This study explores the 'imaginary of disaster' that appears in popular fictions about the apocalyptic breakdown of society. Focusing on representations of crime, law, violence, vengeance and justice, it argues that an exploration post-apocalyptic story-telling offer us valuable insights into social anxieties.

Book information

ISBN: 9781137509062
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Imprint: Palgrave Pivot
Pub date:
Edition: 2015
DEWEY: 809.933582
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 116
Weight: 2667g
Height: 216mm
Width: 140mm
Spine width: 11mm