{"product_id":"star-trek-and-star-wars-9781433197703","title":"Star Trek and Star Wars","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eStar Trek and Star Wars: The Enlightenment versus the Anti-Enlightenment, \u003c\/i\u003eGeorge A. Gonzalez shows that these two behemoths of popular culture put the Enlightenment and anti-Enlightenment before the viewing public. Star Trek is arguably the popular culture vehicle most reflective of the Enlightenment: a belief in political and social progress, leading to a society that is modern, classless, and totally free of gender and ethnic biases. The Star Wars franchise, meanwhile, is seemingly the artistic embodiment of the anti-Enlightenment: societal progress (to the extent that it occurs) is solely a function of technology and not a perfecting of justice and fairness. Gonzalez shows that this reflects the pessimism and demoralization underlying the Trump phenomenon and the rise of anti-democratic, virulent nationalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction – The Hegel\/ Marx Political Philosophy Paradigm – Praxis: Enlightenment versus the Anti- Enlightenment – \u003ci\u003eStar Trek \u003c\/i\u003e(Original Series) Against Patriarchy and Jim Crow – The Early Cold War and \u003ci\u003eStar Trek \u003c\/i\u003e(Original Series) – Star Trek and the \u003ci\u003eClash of Civilizations\u003c\/i\u003e: Anti-Enlightenment versus Modernism (Universal Justice) – Nazi Takeover of America: \u003ci\u003eThe Man in the High Castle \u003c\/i\u003eand Star Trek – Conclusion: The Trump Phenomenon and the Anti- Enlightenment – Bibliography – Index.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang Publishing Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039703990615,"sku":"9781433197703","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781433197703.jpg?v=1750944541","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/star-trek-and-star-wars-9781433197703","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}