Joel R. Campbell, Gigi Gokcek

The Final Frontier

International Relations and Politics through Star Trek and Star Wars

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines politics in terms of space fiction, international relations and theory, using the Star Wars and Star Trek television and movie franchises to illustrate these dimensions.

Produktdetails

• Politics, Literature, & Film
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 424g
• ISBN-13: 9781498555272
• ISBN-10: 1498555276
• Artikelnr.: 60500466

Autorenporträt

Joel R. Campbell is associate professor of political science at Troy University. Gigi Gokcek is associate professor of political science at Dominican University of California.

Inhaltsangabe

Chap. 1 A Tool for Understanding IR: The Meaning and Magic of Science
Fiction
Chap. 2 The Force is with us: An Overview of International Relations
Theories
Chap. 3 Roddenberry's Dream: Liberalism/Neo-liberalism and Star Trek
Chap. 4 The Fall and Rise of Republics: Liberalism, Realism and Star Wars
Chap. 5 Morgenthau, Kirk and Khan: Realism/Neo-realism and Star Trek
Chap. 6: Aliens of the Galaxy Unite! Marxist/Radical and Constitutive
Approaches in Star Wars and Star Trek
Chap. 7: IR and Battlestar Galactica: From Disco Era Fantasy to Gritty
Post-9/11 Reality