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Author Atchison, Amy L., author

Title Survive and resist : the definitive guide to dystopian politics / Amy L. Atchison, Shauna L. Shames
Published New York : Columbia University Press, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 249 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents Malice in wonderland -- Defining dystopia -- The invisible hand strikes again -- Strategies and tactics of dystopian governments -- Individual survival and resistance -- The resistance will not be intimidated -- Disintegrating the oppressor -- Can you rebuild it?
Summary In Survive and Resist, Amy Atchison and Shauna Shames explore the ways in which dystopian narratives help explain how real-world politics work. They draw on classic and contemporary fiction, films, and TV shows-as well as their real-life counterparts-to offer funny and accessible explanations of key political concepts
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed April 14, 2020)
Subject Dystopias in literature.
Authoritarianism in literature.
Politics and literature.
Fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Fiction -- 21st century -- History and criticism
Dystopias.
Authoritarianism.
Popular culture -- Political aspects
World politics -- 21st century.
dystopias.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Utopias
Authoritarianism
Authoritarianism in literature
Dystopias
Dystopias in literature
Fiction
Politics and literature
Popular culture -- Political aspects
World politics
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
Author Shames, Shauna Lani, author
LC no. 2019006482
ISBN 9780231548069
0231548060