{"product_id":"9781526168856","title":"Invasions","description":"Author: Christian K. Melby\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526168856\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 May 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 344 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eInvasions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is an ambitious, new and authoritative study of one of the defining cultural products of the Victorian and Edwardian eras.\u003c\/b\u003e By the outbreak of war in 1914 invasion-scare fiction had profoundly changed British society, becoming not just a vibrant part of popular culture, but a reference point among military planners, advertisers, and politicians. This intersection between politics and culture, between entertainment and war planning, sets invasion-scare stories apart as one of the most versatile and interesting fictional products in modern British history. Building on recent work in both history and literature studies, \u003ci\u003eInvasions \u003c\/i\u003eis the first study of invasion-scare fiction to examine both the form (that is, fiction) and the function (the political argument) of the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920543236254,"sku":"ING-9781526168856","price":194.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526168856.jpg?v=1782823451","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526168856","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}