LEADER 04670pam a2200601 i 4500001 99126830044606421 005 20230223125907.0 008 220410t20232023enk b 001 0 eng^^ 010 2022008436 020 9781138503526 |qhardcover 020 1138503525 |qhardcover 020 9781032318875 |qpaperback 020 1032318872 |qpaperback 020 |z9781315145426 |qelectronic book 035 (OCoLC)on1334654119 040 LBSOR/DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dOCLCF |dEAU |dNhCcYBP 042 pcc 050 00 PN1995.9.S695 |bK45 2023 082 00 791.4375 |223/eng/20220706 100 1 Kempshall, Chris, |eauthor. 245 14 The history and politics of Star Wars : |bdeath stars and democracy / |cChris Kempshall. 264 1 Abingdon, Oxon ;New York, NY : |bRoutledge, |c2023. 264 4 |c©2023 300 xv, 236 pages ; |c24 cm. 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 490 1 Routledge studies in modern history 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 Introduction: A long time ago ...? -- 1. 'For a safe and secure society': totalitarianism, imperialism, and the Emperor -- 2. 'How liberty dies': republics, democracy, and the fall of civilization -- 3. 'Built on hope ...': rebellion, resistance, and the depiction of warfare -- 4. 'Keepers of the peace, not soldiers': Jedi, the Force, and the complicated morality of intra-state operatives -- 5. 'We don't want them here': aliens, androids, and far outsiders -- Conclusion: Always in motion the future is .... 520 "This book provides the first detailed and comprehensive examination of all the materials making up the Star Wars franchise relating to the portrayal and representation of real-world history and politics. The History and Politics of Star Wars is useful for upper-level undergraduates, postgraduates, and scholars of a variety of disciplines such as transmedia studies, science fiction, cultural studies, and world history and politics in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries"-- |cProvided by publisher. 520 This book provides the first detailed and comprehensive examination of all the materials making up the Star Wars franchise relating to the portrayal and representation of real-world history and politics. Drawing on a variety of sources, including films, published interviews with directors and actors, novels, comics, and computer games, this volume explores the ways in which historical and contemporary events have been repurposed within Star Wars. It focuses on key themes such as fascism and the Galactic Empire, the failures of democracy, the portrayal of warfare, the morality of the Jedi, and the representations of sex, gender, and race. Through these themes, this study highlights the impacts of the fall of the Soviet Union, the War on Terror, and the failures of the United Nations upon the 'galaxy far, far away'. By analysing and understanding these events and their portrayal within Star Wars, it shows how the most popular media franchise in existence aims to speak about wider contemporary events and issues. The History and Politics of Star Wars is useful for upper-level undergraduates, postgraduates, and scholars of a variety of disciplines such as transmedia studies, science fiction, cultural studies, and world history and politics in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries--back cover. 650 0 Star Wars films |xHistory and criticism. 650 0 History in motion pictures. 650 0 Politics in motion pictures. 650 0 History, Modern |y20th century. 650 0 History, Modern |y21st century. 650 0 World politics |y20th century. 650 0 World politics |y21st century. 650 7 History in motion pictures. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01903472 650 7 History, Modern. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00958367 650 7 Politics in motion pictures. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01896085 650 7 Star Wars films. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01131572 650 7 World politics. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01181381 648 7 1900-2099 |2fast 655 7 Criticism, interpretation, etc. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01411635 776 08 |iOnline version:Kempshall, Chris. |tHistory and politics of Star wars |dAbingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023 |z9781315145426 |w(DLC) 2022008437 830 0 Routledge studies in modern history 903 24 910 |cG0601mon |d3110-07 |gYBP |h571091 914 (OCoLC)on1334654119 |bOCoLC |cmatch |d20230223 |eprocessed |f1334654119 980 17836615 |i48.95 |j40.14 |n40031460666 982 |cf |q32101116258565