{"product_id":"beyond-fandom-fans-culture-politics-in-the-20th-century","title":"Beyond Fandom: Fans, Culture \u0026 Politics in the 20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn response to stupid and dismissive media generalizations about science fiction fans, Rob Hansen has prepared this collection of brief brief biographies and essays that tell Ð both in his words and in their own Ð the stories of fans who have made some impact on the mundane world. Not so much traditional SF-inspired careers in writing, editing, publishing or Big Science, as the less predictable options indicated in the contents list below:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e\n1. The Anti-Fascist\u003cbr\u003e\n2. The Pacifists\u003cbr\u003e\n3. The Warriors\u003cbr\u003e\n4. The Lesbian Pioneer\u003cbr\u003e\n5. The Voice of America\u003cbr\u003e\n6. The Futurists\u003cbr\u003e\n7. The Painters\u003cbr\u003e\n8. The Record Company\u003cbr\u003e\n9. The Folkzines\u003cbr\u003e\n10. The Aldermaston Marcher\u003cbr\u003e\n11. The Political Prisoner\u003cbr\u003e\n12. The Beat Generation\u003cbr\u003e\n13. The Film Critic\u003cbr\u003e\n14. The Film Director Swami\u003cbr\u003e\n15. The King of Greenwich Village\u003cbr\u003e\n16. The Friend the Beatles Wrote For\u003cbr\u003e\n17. The Nazi Occupation Movie\u003cbr\u003e\n18. The Playwright\u003cbr\u003e\n19. The Kings of Pornography\u003cbr\u003e\n20. The CIA Pilot\u003cbr\u003e\n21. The Counterculture\u003cbr\u003e\n22. The Musicians\u003cbr\u003e\n23. The Music Mogul\u003cbr\u003e\n24. The Punk Promoter\u003cbr\u003e\n25. The Senior Civil Servants\u003cbr\u003e\n26. The Anti-Nuclear Activists\u003cbr\u003e\n27. The Government Minister\u003cbr\u003e\n28. The Trans Icon\u003cbr\u003e\n29. The Political Scientist\u003cbr\u003e\n30. The PopeÕs Astronomer\u003cbr\u003e\n31. The Professor of Law\u003cbr\u003e\nAfterword\u003cbr\u003e\nAppendix: As Others See Us\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBook length over 73,000 words. The cover shows British SF fan Norman Shorrock with a BBC camera at the 1957 London Worldcon. Photographer: Peter West.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eALL PROCEEDS FROM SALES OF THIS PAPERBACK GO TO THE TRANS-ATLANTIC FAN FUND. See taff.org.uk.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksWholesale","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44221277634721,"sku":"9781916508163","price":28.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/q6y7yqd-front-shortedge-384_075167c8-6e7a-42b4-b903-0c9801e58c0d.jpg?v=1718398434","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/beyond-fandom-fans-culture-politics-in-the-20th-century","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}