Wasteland : the Great War and the origins of modern horror / W. Scott Poole.
Wasteland : the Great War and the origins of modern horror / W. Scott Poole.
Wasteland : the Great War and the origins of modern horror / W. Scott Poole.
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Publisher
Berkeley, California : Counterpoint, 2018.
Call Numbers
G 2018/6389
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Language
English
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Physical content
289 pages ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Foreword: Corpses in the wasteland -- Symphony of horror -- Waxworks -- Nightmare bodies -- Fascism and horror -- Universal monsters -- Afterword: The age of horror.
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Publisher
Berkeley, California : Counterpoint, 2018.
Edition
First hardcover edition.
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
2018.
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Summary
"The roots of modern horror are found in the First World War. It was the most devastating event to occur in the early 1900s, with 38 million dead and 17 million wounded in the most grotesque of ways, owing to the new machines brought to war. If Downton Abbey showed the ripple effect of this catastrophe above stairs, Wasteland reveals how it made it...
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Wasteland : the Great War and the origins of modern horror / W. Scott Poole.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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©2018
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G 2018/6389
Record Identifier
74VKVQWZogxb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVQWZogxb
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ISBN
1640090932 hardcover
9781640090934 hardcover
DDC
791.436164
MMS ID
991024197286902626
