Unlocking the Future Taylor & Francis Ltd

The book highlights the urban imagination in contemporary Chinese science fiction, in order to assess the capacity of Chinese society to conceive of the future. By discussing the urban space, the reconstruction of time, the infrastructure, and concepts of the urban-rural and civilization in contemporary Chinese science fiction, it demonstrates how contemporary Chinese sci-fi may offer potential solutions to ways of ‘unlocking’ the future. The book will be of interest to scholars and postgraduate...