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The final frontier : international relations and politics through Star trek and Star wars / Joel R. Campbell and Gigi Gokcek.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Politics, literature, & filmPublisher: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 1 online resource ( vii, 249 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781498555265
  • 1498555268
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Final frontier.DDC classification:
  • 791.43/6581 23
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction. International relations, Star wars, Star trek, and all that -- A tool for understanding IR : the meaning and magic of science fiction -- The force is with us : an overview of international relations theories -- Roddenberry's dream : liberalism/neo-liberalism and Star trek -- The fall and rise of republics : liberalism, realism and Star wars -- Morgenthau, Kirk and Khan : realism/neo-realism and Star trek -- Aliens of the galaxy unite! Marxist/radical and constitutive approaches in Star wars and Star trek -- IR and Battlestar Galactica : from disco era fantasy to gritty post-9/11 reality -- Science fiction : a primer for beginners -- Star wars and Star trek : a primer for beginners -- Afterword. The future awaits.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction. International relations, Star wars, Star trek, and all that -- A tool for understanding IR : the meaning and magic of science fiction -- The force is with us : an overview of international relations theories -- Roddenberry's dream : liberalism/neo-liberalism and Star trek -- The fall and rise of republics : liberalism, realism and Star wars -- Morgenthau, Kirk and Khan : realism/neo-realism and Star trek -- Aliens of the galaxy unite! Marxist/radical and constitutive approaches in Star wars and Star trek -- IR and Battlestar Galactica : from disco era fantasy to gritty post-9/11 reality -- Science fiction : a primer for beginners -- Star wars and Star trek : a primer for beginners -- Afterword. The future awaits.

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