Since the 1950s, there have been men and women around the world claiming to have had contact with human-like visitors from space. This book explores how the ""Contactee"" subculture has critiqued political, social and cultural trends in the United States, Europe and elsewhere. Not merely quaint relics of the 1950s Atomic Age, Contactees have continued their messages of political and cultural transformation into the 21st century. Regardless of whether these alleged contacts took the form of physical meetings or channeled paranormal psychic communications, or whether they actually happened at all, Contactees have provided a consistently relevant source of commentary on this world and beyond.

About the Author
Aaron John Gulyas is a history instructor at Mott Community College in Flint, Michigan, where he specialises in the modern history of the United States and American military history.

Reviews
"well-researched and organized...recommended"-Choice; "a significant contribution to the body of literature on the UFO phenomenon in general and the contactee movement in specific"-Journal of American Culture; "an informative overview of saucer lore and some of its main figures as well as an examination of the political and cultural context of contact narratives...useful"-Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts; "engrossing and revealing analysis"-Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions.



Book Information
ISBN 9780786471164
Author Aaron John Gulyas
Format Paperback
Page Count 260
Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
Publisher McFarland & Co Inc
Weight(grams) 362g