{"product_id":"star-trek-and-popular-culture-9781433186707","title":"Star Trek and Popular Culture","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 1960s (a.k.a. the 60s) remains a terrain of contemporary politicswith the values of the period embraced or rejected, as well as differently interpreted. Popular culture (movies, television) is an important means to understand and analyze the political issues and controversies surrounding the 60segalitarianism, equality (civil rights, feminism), as well as anti-communism (including the American war in Vietnam). In important and key instances popular culture (especially \u003ci\u003eStar Trek \u003c\/i\u003e[1966-1969]) was at the forefront of the progressive politics of the 60s. This book engages and analyzes the ongoing 60s through popular culture. The 60s is a pivotal period in American and world historyas the United States during this time turned away from white supremacy as official ideology. Also, the American public decidedly soured on U.S. military adventurismas evidenced by broad public opposition to a military draft. Additionally, women (as a result of the feminism of the era) gained greater\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJustice and the \u003ci\u003e60s \u003c\/i\u003e– Nazism, Anti- communism, and Popular Culture – The Civil Rights Movement of the \u003ci\u003e60s\u003c\/i\u003e, Anti- communism, and \u003ci\u003eMan in the High Castle \u003c\/i\u003e– \u003ci\u003eStar Trek \u003c\/i\u003e(Original Series) against Patriarchy and Jim Crow – Popular Culture and the Vietnam War – The Politics of Historical Memory – Conclusion: The \u003ci\u003e60s \u003c\/i\u003eand the Future – Index.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang Publishing Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039684854103,"sku":"9781433186707","price":60.08,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781433186707.jpg?v=1750944479","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/star-trek-and-popular-culture-9781433186707","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}