Tools

LEADER 03115cam a22005534a 4500

001 ocm71044285;

003 OCoLC;

005 20141211194904.0;

008 060810s2007 okua b s001 0 eng ;

010 a| 2006026321;

020 a| 080613822X (hardcover : alk. paper);

020 a| 9780806138220 (hardcover : alk. paper);

029 1 a| YDXCPb| 2469968;

035 a| (Sirsi) o71044285;

035 a| (OCoLC)71044285;

043 a| n-us---a| e-uk---;

049 a| EREE;

050 00 a| E184.A1b| S5725 2007;

082 00 a| 305.8009732| 22;

100 1 a| Sharp, Patrick B.,d| 1967-=| ^A716883;

245 10 a| Savage perils :b| racial frontiers and nuclear apocalypse in American culture /c| Patrick B. Sharp.;

300 a| xiii, 270 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-263) and index.;

505 0 a| The triumph of civilization : race and American exceptionalism before Darwin -- Man the toolmaker : race, technology, and colonialism in Darwin's The descent of man -- The Darwinist frontier : Roosevelt, Turner, and the evolution of the West -- Darwin's bulldogs : evolution and the future-war story in Britain -- Conquering new frontiers : Burroughs, London, and the race wars of the future -- The yellow peril : science fiction and the response to the Pacific war -- "A very pleasant way to die" : science fiction, race, and the official representation of the atomic bomb -- Beyond the yellow peril : John Hersey's "Hiroshima" -- Official fictions : future-war stories after Hiroshima -- Survival and self-help : civil defense, white suburbia, and the rise of the nuclear frontier -- The color of Ground Zero : civil defense, segregation, and savagery on the nuclear frontier.;

600 10 a| Darwin, Charles,d| 1809-1882x| Influence.=| ^A634472;

650 0 a| Racismz| United Statesx| History.=| ^A167854;

650 0 a| National characteristics, American.=| ^A7778;

650 0 a| War and civilizationz| United States.=| ^A55149;

650 0 a| Nuclear warfarex| Social aspectsz| United States.=| ^A169958;

650 0 a| Frontier thesis.=| ^A74572;

650 0 a| Racism in literature.=| ^A95438;

650 0 a| Nuclear warfare in literature.=| ^A194137;

650 0 a| Science fictionx| History and criticism.=| ^A25202;

651 0 a| United Statesx| Race relations.=| ^A6417;

856 41 3| Table of contents onlyu| http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0619/2006026321.html;

994 a| 92b| ERE;

910 a| PromptCat;

938 a| Baker & Taylorb| BKTYc| 34.95d| 34.95i| 080613822Xn| 0006952005s| active;

938 a| Baker and Taylorb| BTCPn| 2006026321;

938 a| YBP Library Servicesb| YANKn| 2469968;

980 a| 2007-06-13b| 34.95d| 0e| 29.36f| 161130;

596 a| 1;

998 a| 1084725;

999 a| E184.A1 S5725 2007w| LCc| 1i| 30372014513995d| 4/6/2025e| 5/8/2019f| 7/15/2008g| 1l| JGESm| JOYNERn| 5p| $29.36q| 1r| Ys| Yt| JGESBKu| 7/2/2007x| BOOKz| JSTACKSo| .STAFF. 0;

Savage perils : racial frontiers and nuclear apocalypse in American culture / Patrick B. Sharp.

Author/creator	Sharp, Patrick B., 1967-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, ©2007.
Description	xiii, 270 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subjects	Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882--Influence. Racism--United States. --History. National characteristics, American. War and civilization--United States. Nuclear warfare--Social aspects. --United States. Frontier thesis. Racism in literature. Nuclear warfare in literature. Science fiction--History and criticism. United States--Race relations.

Contents	The triumph of civilization : race and American exceptionalism before Darwin -- Man the toolmaker : race, technology, and colonialism in Darwin's The descent of man -- The Darwinist frontier : Roosevelt, Turner, and the evolution of the West -- Darwin's bulldogs : evolution and the future-war story in Britain -- Conquering new frontiers : Burroughs, London, and the race wars of the future -- The yellow peril : science fiction and the response to the Pacific war -- "A very pleasant way to die" : science fiction, race, and the official representation of the atomic bomb -- Beyond the yellow peril : John Hersey's "Hiroshima" -- Official fictions : future-war stories after Hiroshima -- Survival and self-help : civil defense, white suburbia, and the rise of the nuclear frontier -- The color of Ground Zero : civil defense, segregation, and savagery on the nuclear frontier.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-263) and index.
LCCN	2006026321
ISBN	080613822X (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780806138220 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Availability

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E184.A1 S5725 2007	✔ Available	Place Hold

Savage perils : racial frontiers and nuclear apocalypse in American culture / Patrick B. Sharp.

Click here for more information about this title

Availability