TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kempshall,Chris
TI  - The history and politics of Star wars: Death Stars and democracy 
T2  - Routledge studies in modern history
SN  - 9781315145426
U1  - 791.4375 23/eng/20220706
PY  - 2023///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group
KW  - Star Wars films
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - History in motion pictures
KW  - Politics in motion pictures
KW  - History, Modern
KW  - 20th century
KW  - 21st century
KW  - World politics
KW  - HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century
KW  - HISTORY / United States / 21st Century
N1  - 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
N2  - "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"--
UR  - https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315145426
ER  -