Chapters in this book

1. Front matter i
2. Contents v
3. List of figures vi
4. Acknowledgements xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 ‘The dead – the slain – the unavenged’ – trauma in the 1940s and 1950s 41
7. 2 ‘Men are beasts! Wild beasts! Wild beasts must be destroyed!’ – gender in the 1940s and 1950s 73
8. 3 ‘Confusion turns to fear’ – race in the 1940s and 1950s 109
9. 4 Monster kids – bridging the pre- and post-CCA eras 147
10. 5 ‘The war has done strange things to you’ – trauma in the 1960s and 1970s 171
11. 6 ‘This isn’t a dream! This is really happening!’ – gender in the 1960s and 1970s 203
12. 7 ‘We are a species that fears itself most of all’ – race in the 1960s and 1970s 233
13. 8 Conclusion 266
14. Bibliography 285
15. Index 308