Kempshall, Chris, <br/><br/>
The history and politics of Star wars :  Death Stars and democracy / 
Chris Kempshall. 
 - London ;  New York :  Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group,  2023. 
 - 1 online resource. 
 - Routledge studies in modern history .
<br/><br/>Introduction: A long time ago ...? -- 'For a safe and secure society' -- totalitarianism, imperialism, and the emperor -- 'How liberty dies' -- republics, democracy, and the fall of civilization -- 'Built on hope ...' -- rebellion, resistance, and the depiction of warfare -- 'Keepers of the peace, not soldiers' -- Jedi, the force, and the complicated morality of intra-state operatives -- 'We don't want them here' -- aliens, androids, and far outsiders : degrees of otherness across the galaxy -- Conclusion: Always in motion the future is .... 
<br/><br/> "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"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781315145426 1315145421 9781351382700 1351382705 1351382713 9781351382694 1351382691 9781351382717 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Star Wars films--History and criticism.<br/>History in motion pictures.<br/>Politics in motion pictures.<br/>History, Modern--20th century.<br/>History, Modern--21st century.<br/>World politics--20th century.<br/>World politics--21st century.<br/>HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century<br/>HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century<br/>HISTORY / United States / 21st Century
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.4375