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The politics of big fantasy : the ideologies of Star Wars, The Matrix and The Avengers by John C. McDowell. ISBN 9780786474882. Published by McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers in 2014. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.