{"product_id":"blast-corrupt-dismantle-erase-brett-josef-grubisic-9781554589890","title":"Blast, Corrupt, Dismantle, Erase: Contemporary North American Dystopian Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBlast, Corrupt, Dismantle, Erase\u003c\/i\u003e, twenty-five contributors investigate how dystopian fiction reflects twenty-first century reality, using diverse critical methodologies to examine how North America is portrayed in a perceived age of crisis, accelerated uncertainty, and political volatility.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing from contemporary novels such as Cormac McCarthy's \u003ci\u003eThe Road\u003c\/i\u003e, Neil Gaiman's \u003ci\u003eAmerican Gods\u003c\/i\u003e, and the work of Margaret Atwood, William Gibson, and many others, this book examines dystopian literature produced by North American authors between the signing of NAFTA (1994) and the tenth anniversary of 9\/11 (2011). As the texts illustrate, awareness of and deep concern about perceived vulnerabilities―ends of water, oil, food, capitalism, empires, stable climates, ways of life, non-human species, and entire human civilizations―have become central to public discourse over the same period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy asking questions like \"What are the distinctive qualities of post-NAFTA North American dystopian literature?\" and \"What does this literature reflect about the tensions and contradictions of the inchoate continental community of North America?\" \u003ci\u003eBlast, Corrupt, Dismantle, Erase\u003c\/i\u003e resituates dystopian writing within a particular geo-social setting and introduces a productive means to understand both North American dystopian writing and its relevant engagements with a restricted, mapped reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brett Josef Grubisic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1554589894\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781554589890\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wilfrid Laurier University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/22\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.11h x 6.06w x 1.15d","brand":"Brett Josef Grubisic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44124861333759,"sku":"9781554589890","price":48.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bf16cfae-7122-4277-bd93-4bf33eb9bd8f.jpg?v=1687439250","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blast-corrupt-dismantle-erase-brett-josef-grubisic-9781554589890","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}