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Publisher
North Atlantic Books
ISBN-10
1583947612
ISBN-13
9781583947616
eBay Product ID (ePID)
167518738
Product Key Features
Book Title
Welcome to Mars : Politics, Pop Culture, and Weird Science in 1950s America
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Topic
Philosophy & Social Aspects, United States / 20th Century, Modern / 20th Century, Popular Culture, History, Film / History & Criticism
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Performing Arts, Social Science, Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
14.1 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2013-035279
Reviews
"Ken Hollings shows brilliantly how the extraordinary web of technologies that drove the Cold War have shaped not just our culture but the very way we think of ourselves as human beings. Welcome to Mars offers a rare and fascinating glimpse of the roots of the strange humanoid culture we live in today." --Adam Curtis, director of The Century of the Self and The Power of Nightmares "Ken Hollings is a master at connecting the dots between avant garde art history, outré culture, weird science, and basically everything that interests me." --David Pescovitz, coeditor of Boing Boing " Welcome to Mars is a map of the post-war Zone, a nonfiction Gravity's Rainbow that follows the arc of Germany's V2 rocket to the end of the rainbow--to America." --Erik Davis, author of Techgnosis: Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information "A searingly accurate and deeply disturbing exposé of the fantasies of American modernism that have inspired the many nightmares and the few hopeful visions of our new Millennium." --Dr. Jacques Vallée, computer scientist and astronomer, "In Welcome to Mars , Ken Hollings details how Cold War politics, altered states of consciousness, extraterrestrial beings, postwar optimism and imagination came together in a strange maelstrom during the 1950s... Hollings approaches each year of the decade like a midcentury radio broadcaster, stitching together the various myths, facts and events into a brilliant cultural and scientific history... A highly entertaining examination of the postwar decade's obsession with the weird and otherworldly, which shaped both science and culture." --Shelf Awareness "Ken Hollings shows brilliantly how the extraordinary web of technologies that drove the Cold War have shaped not just our culture but the very way we think of ourselves as human beings. Welcome to Mars offers a rare and fascinating glimpse of the roots of the strange humanoid culture we live in today." --Adam Curtis, director of The Century of the Self and The Power of Nightmares "Ken Hollings is a master at connecting the dots between avant garde art history, outré culture, weird science, and basically everything that interests me." --David Pescovitz, coeditor of Boing Boing " Welcome to Mars is a map of the post-war Zone, a nonfiction Gravity's Rainbow that follows the arc of Germany's V2 rocket to the end of the rainbow--to America." --Erik Davis, author of Techgnosis: Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information "A searingly accurate and deeply disturbing exposé of the fantasies of American modernism that have inspired the many nightmares and the few hopeful visions of our new Millennium." --Dr. Jacques Vallée, computer scientist and astronomer, "In Welcome to Mars , Ken Hollings details how Cold War politics, altered states of consciousness, extraterrestrial beings, postwar optimism and imagination came together in a strange maelstrom during the 1950s... Hollings approaches each year of the decade like a midcentury radio broadcaster, stitching together the various myths, facts and events into a brilliant cultural and scientific history... A highly entertaining examination of the postwar decade's obsession with the weird and otherworldly, which shaped both science and culture." --Shelf Awareness "Ken Hollings shows brilliantly how the extraordinary web of technologies that drove the Cold War have shaped not just our culture but the very way we think of ourselves as human beings. Welcome to Mars offers a rare and fascinating glimpse of the roots of the strange humanoid culture we live in today." --Adam Curtis, director of The Century of the Self and The Power of Nightmares "Ken Hollings is a master at connecting the dots between avant garde art history, outré culture, weird science, and basically everything that interests me." --David Pescovitz, coeditor of Boing Boing " Welcome to Mars is a map of the post-war Zone, a nonfiction Gravity's Rainbow that follows the arc of Germany's V2 rocket to the end of the rainbow--to America." --Erik Davis, author of Techgnosis: Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information "A searingly accurate and deeply disturbing exposé of the fantasies of American modernism that have inspired the many nightmares and the few hopeful visions of our new Millennium." --Dr. Jacques Vallée, computer scientist and astronomer, "Ken Hollings shows brilliantly how the extraordinary web of technologies that drove the Cold War have shaped not just our culture but the very way we think of ourselves as human beings. Welcome to Mars offers a rare and fascinating glimpse of the roots of the strange humanoid culture we live in today." --Adam Curtis, filmmaker "Ken Hollings is a master at connecting the dots between avant garde art history, outré culture, weird science, and basically everything that interests me." --David Pescovitz, coeditor of Boing Boing "A searingly accurate and deeply disturbing exposé of the fantasies of American modernism that have inspired the many nightmares and the few hopeful visions of our new Millennium." --Dr. Jacques Vallée, computer scientist and astronomer, "Ken Hollings shows brilliantly how the extraordinary web of technologies that drove the Cold War have shaped not just our culture but the very way we think of ourselves as human beings. Welcome to Mars offers a rare and fascinating glimpse of the roots of the strange humanoid culture we live in today."-Adam Curtis, filmmaker "Ken Hollings is a master at connecting the dots between avant garde art history, outré culture, weird science, and basically everything that interests me."-David Pescovitz, coeditor of Boing Boing "A searingly accurate and deeply disturbing exposé of the fantasies of American modernism that have inspired the many nightmares and the few hopeful visions of our new Millennium."-Dr. Jacques Vallée, computer scientist and astronomer
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
303.48/3097309045
Synopsis
Welcome to Mars is a captivating look at the culture of postwar America and its dream of limitless technological and human development. Utilizing declassified government archives, newspaper records, ad campaigns, and B-movies of the period, Hollings weaves an intricate web of Cold War politics, UFO scares, psychedelic research, and 1950s pop culture. From the atom bomb and suburban planning to the space race and little-green-men movies, Welcome to Mars shows the startling connections between science fact and science fiction, a feedback loop in which real technological advances and government experimentation gave rise to science fiction fantasy, which then fed new innovation and research. Table of Contents Introduction: Scenes From A History As Yet Unwritten Chapter 1--1947: Rebuilding Lemuria Chapter 2--1948: Flying Saucers Over America Chapter 3--1949: Behaviour Modification Chapter 4--1950: Cheapness And Splendour Chapter 5--1951: Absolute Elsewhere Chapter 6--1952: Red Planet Chapter 7--1953: Other Tongues, Other Flesh Chapter 8--1954: Meet The Monsters Chapter 9--1955: Popular Mechanics Chapter 10--1956: 'Greetings, My Friend ' Chapter 11--1957: Contact With Space Chapter 12--1958: Mass Hysteria Chapter 13--1959: Teenagers From Outer Space Conclusion: Thinking the Unthinkable Bibliography Index List of Illustrations, Welcome to Mars is a captivating look at the culture of postwar America and its dream of limitless technological and human development. Utilizing declassified government archives, newspaper records, ad campaigns, and B-movies of the period, Hollings weaves an intricate web of Cold War politics, UFO scares, psychedelic research, and 1950s pop culture. From the atom bomb and suburban planning to the space race and little-green-men movies, Welcome to Mars shows the startling connections between science fact and science fiction, a feedback loop in which real technological advances and government experimentation gave rise to science fiction fantasy, which then fed new innovation and research. Table of Contents Introduction: Scenes From A History As Yet Unwritten Chapter 1--1947: Rebuilding Lemuria Chapter 2--1948: Flying Saucers Over America Chapter 3--1949: Behaviour Modification Chapter 4--1950: Cheapness And Splendour Chapter 5--1951: Absolute Elsewhere Chapter 6--1952: Red Planet Chapter 7--1953: Other Tongues, Other Flesh Chapter 8--1954: Meet The Monsters Chapter 9--1955: Popular Mechanics Chapter 10--1956: 'Greetings, My Friend!' Chapter 11--1957: Contact With Space Chapter 12--1958: Mass Hysteria Chapter 13--1959: Teenagers From Outer Space Conclusion: Thinking the Unthinkable Bibliography Index List of Illustrations
LC Classification Number
Q175.5.H635 2014
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