M. Keith Booker

Star Trek

A Cultural History

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book looks at how the original Star Trek became a cultural phenomenon, generating numerous spin-offs and feature films and inspiring multiple series, films, books, etc. In addition to the showà â â s creation and its place in science fiction, the author looks at the series through the prisms of American political history, technology, and fandom.

Produktdetails

• The Cultural History of Television
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juni 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 478g
• ISBN-13: 9781538112755
• ISBN-10: 1538112752
• Artikelnr.: 51792335

Autorenporträt

M. Keith Booker is professor of English at the University of Arkansas. He is the author or editor of more than fifty books, including The Encyclopedia of Comic Books and Graphic Novels (2010), Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction Literature (Rowman & Littlefield, 2014), Mad Men: A Cultural History (Rowman & Littlefield, 2016), and Tony Sopranös America: Gangsters, Guns, and Money (Rowman & Littlefield, 2017).

Inhaltsangabe

Works in the Star Trek Franchise Introduction 1.Star Trek and the History
of Star Trek 2.Star Trek and the History of American Science Fiction 3.Star
Trek and American Political History 4.Star Trek on the History of American
Technology 5.Star Trek and the History of Fandom Bibliography Appendix:
Episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series