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020			_a9781906924522 _q(pdf)
020			_a9781906924614 _q(epub)
020			_a9781906924621 _q(mobi)
020			_z9781906924508 (Paperback)
020			_z9781906924515 (Hardback)
035			_a(OCoLC)798294480
040			_aStSaUL _beng _erda
100	1		_aLisboa, Maria Manuel, _d1963- _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe end of the world _h[electronic resource] : _bApocalypse and its aftermath in Western culture / _cMaria Manuel Lisboa.
264		1	_bOpen Book Publishers,
300			_a1 online resource (xxv, 194 pages) : _billustrations.
500			_aAvailable through Open Book Publishers.
504			_aIncludes bibliography (pages 177-186) and index.
505	0		_aPrologue -- 1. Apocalypse now and again -- 2. The world gone M.A.D. -- 3. And then there was nothing: is the end ever really the end? -- 4. Falling out with Hal and Hester -- 5. Dying of happiness: Utopia at the end of this world -- Afterword: Libera me, Domine, de vita æterna.
506			_aOpen access resource providing free access.
520			_a"Our fear of the world ending, like our fear of the dark, is ancient, deep-seated and perennial. It crosses boundaries of space and time, recurs in all human communities and finds expression in every aspect of cultural production - from pre-historic cave paintings to high-tech computer games. This book examines historical and imaginary scenarios of Apocalypse, the depiction of its likely triggers, and imagined landscapesin the aftermath of global destruction. Its discussion moves effortlessly from classic novels including Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake, to blockbuster films such as Blade Runner, Armageddon and The Terminator. The author also takes into account religious doctrine, scientific research and the visual arts to create a penetrating, multi-disciplinary study that provides profound insight into one of Western culture's darkest and most enduring preoccupations."--Publisher's website.
538			_aMode of access: World Wide Web.
540			_aThe End of the World: Apocalypse and its Aftermath in Western Culture, by Maria Manuel Lisboa is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution - Noncommercial - No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales License. For more detailed information consult the publisher's website.
650		0	_aApocalypse in art.
650		0	_aApocalypse in literature.
650		0	_aApocalypse in motion pictures.
650		0	_aApocalytpic literature _xHistory and criticism.
650		0	_aEnd of the world in literature.
710	2		_aOpen Book Publishers, _epublisher.
856	4	0	_uhttp://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0015 _zConnect to e-book
856	4	2	_uhttp://www.openbookpublishers.com/shopimages/products/cover/106 _zConnect to cover image
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