Star trek : a cultural history / / M. Keith Booker

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910816428603321
• Autore: Booker M. Keith
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2018]; ©2018
• ISBN: 1-5381-1276-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (217 pages) : color illustrations
• Collana: Cultural history of television
• Disciplina: 791.4572
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Star Trek and the history of Star Trek -- Star Trek and the history of American science fiction -- Star Trek and American political history -- Star Trek on the history of American technology -- Star Trek and the history of fandom -- Appendix: Episodes of Star Trek: the original series.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 show's creation and its place in science fiction, the author looks at the series through the prisms of American political history, technology, and fandom.