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Socialism and Democracy Volume 20, 2006 - Issue 3: Socialism and Social Critique in Science Fiction
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Afrofuturism, science fiction, and the history of the future

Lisa Yaszek
Pages 41-60 | Published online: 20 Sep 2010

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