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Gunn, James – 1975
This booklet discusses the development of science fiction, tracing its origins to the time of the industrial revolution. Many of the people of this time realized that life was changing and would continue to change, that there were new forces at work in the world, and that humankind should exercise some forethought about the direction in which…
Descriptors: Fantasy, Futures (of Society), Literary Criticism, Literary Genres