History of the Future

Peter J. Bowler

earliest edition we have, 2017 Cambridge University Press, 2017

In this wide-ranging survey, Peter J. Bowler explores the phenomemon of futurology: predictions about the future development and impact of science and technology on society and culture in the twentieth century. Utilizing science fiction, popular science literature and the novels of the literary elite, Bowler highlights contested responses to the potential for revolutionary social change brought about by real and imag...

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History of the Future edition · 2017 · Cambridge University Press · 298 pages · 9781107148734
History of the Future edition · 2017 · Cambridge University Press · 9781316563045
History of the Future edition · 2017 · Cambridge University Press · 298 pages · 9781316602621

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