{"product_id":"welcome-to-mars-ken-hollings-9781583947616","title":"Welcome to Mars: Politics, Pop Culture, and Weird Science in 1950s America","description":"\u003ci\u003eWelcome to Mars \u003c\/i\u003eis 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, \u003ci\u003eWelcome to Mars\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Scenes From A History As Yet Unwritten\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1--1947: Rebuilding Lemuria\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2--1948: Flying Saucers Over America\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3--1949: Behaviour Modification\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4--1950: Cheapness And Splendour\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5--1951: Absolute Elsewhere\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6--1952: Red Planet\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7--1953: Other Tongues, Other Flesh\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8--1954: Meet The Monsters\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9--1955: Popular Mechanics\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10--1956: 'Greetings, My Friend '\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11--1957: Contact With Space\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12--1958: Mass Hysteria\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13--1959: Teenagers From Outer Space\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: Thinking the Unthinkable\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ken Hollings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1583947612\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781583947616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e North Atlantic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.66h x 5.49w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/28\/2014","brand":"Ken Hollings","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939787473151,"sku":"9781583947616","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_fe42ea4a-0c1d-4fad-a36d-409cd105aa2f.jpg?v=1681443482","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/welcome-to-mars-ken-hollings-9781583947616","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}