The Politics of Star Trek [electronic resource] : Justice, War, and the Future /
Gonzalez, George A.author.
The Star Trek franchise reflects, conveys, and comments upon the key philosophical tensions of the modern era. This book details the manner in which these tensions and controversies are manifested in Star Trek across its iterations, arguing that Star Trek offers an indispensable contribution to our understanding of politics in the modern era.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Star trek (the original series): an anti-Cold War narrative -- Star trek, utopia, pragmatism -- Star trek, American military policy, and the developing world -- Star trek and the clash of civilizations: traditionalism versus modernity (universalism) -- Star trek and world government: federation, empire, or neoliberalism -- Star trek and technologies of empire -- Star trek: why do soldiers fight in modern warfare? preemptive empire or federation -- Star trek, the dominant social paradigm, and the lack of an environmental ethos -- The politics of state building: Star trek: Enterprise -- Lost in the developing world: Star trek: Voyager -- Conclusion: Star tek: from Cold War to post-Cold War.
The Star Trek franchise reflects, conveys, and comments upon the key philosophical tensions of the modern era. This book details the manner in which these tensions and controversies are manifested in Star Trek across its iterations, arguing that Star Trek offers an indispensable contribution to our understanding of politics in the modern era.
Star trek (Television program)
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