{"product_id":"1956-a-year-of-wonder-in-science-fiction-and-beyond-9783032165732","title":"1956: A Year of Wonder in Science Fiction and Beyond","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Stephen Webb\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1956 was a momentous year for science fiction, with the release of timeless films and the publication of classic novels and stories. It was also a pivotal year for the world at large, with events producing ripples we still feel seven decades later.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book explores how the year's landmark works - films such as \u003cem\u003eForbidden Planet\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eInvasion of the Body Snatchers\u003c\/em\u003e, and stories such as Asimov's \u003cem\u003eThe Last Question \u003c\/em\u003eand Clarke's \u003cem\u003eThe City and the Stars\u003c\/em\u003e - emerged from their cultural context. Writers, artists, and film directors reflected the era's tension between optimism and anxiety, between the promise and peril of progress.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book traces, month-by-month, events in five themes: science and technology; politics and the economy; entertainment and arts; celebrity culture; and competitive sport. This was a climate defined by rapid change - from the Suez Crisis to Elvis Presley's meteoric rise; from early computers to space race dreams. The science fiction emerging from this turbulent year helped form our collective imagination of tomorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47854026522775,"sku":"9783032165732","price":2002.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783032165732.webp?v=1780038173","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/1956-a-year-of-wonder-in-science-fiction-and-beyond-9783032165732","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}