{"product_id":"star-trek-and-history-9781118167632","title":"Star Trek and History","description":"\u003cb\u003eA guide to the history that informs the world of \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e--just in time for the next JJ Abrams \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e movie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a series set in our future, \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e revisits the past constantly. Kirk and Spock battle Nazis, Roman gladiators, and witness the Great Depression. When they're not doubling back on their own earlier timelines, the crew uses the holodeck to spend time in the American Old West or Victorian England. Alien races have their own complex and fascinating histories, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e universe is a sci-fi imagining of a future world that is rooted in our own human history. Gene Roddenberry created a television show with a new world and new rules in order to comment on social and political issues of the 1960s, from the Vietnam War and race relations to the war on terror and women's rights. Later \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e series and films also grapple with the issues of their own decades: HIV, ecological threats, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and terrorism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow did Uhura spur real-life gender and racial change in the 1960s? Is Kirk inextricably linked with the mythical Old West? What history do the Klingons share with the Soviet Union? Can Nazi Germany shed light on the history and culture of the Cardassians? \u003ci\u003eStar Trek and History\u003c\/i\u003e explains how the holodeck is as much a source for entertainment as it is a historical teaching tool, how much of the technology we enjoy today had its conceptual roots in \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e, and how by looking at Norse mythology we can find our very own Q. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures an exclusive interview with Nichelle Nichols, the actress behind the original Lt. Uhura, conducted at the National Air and Space Museum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplains the historical inspiration behind many of the show's alien races and storylines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovers topics ranging from how stellar cartography dates back to Ancient Rome, Greece, and Babylonia to how our \"Great Books\" of western literature continue to be an important influence to \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e's characters of the future\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes a timeline comparing the stardates of \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e's timeline to our own real world history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with fascinating historical comparisons, \u003ci\u003eStar Trek and History\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential companion for every \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e fan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNANCY R. REAGIN is the Chair of the Department of Women's and Gender Studies at Pace University in New York City, where she is also a professor of history. She has published several books in modern European history, and has firm opinions about how the holodeck and other technologies could be used to teach history at Starfleet Academy. She is also the editor of \"Twilight and History\" and \"Harry Potter and History,\" and the coeditor of \"Star Wars and History.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trade Paper Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492361998610,"sku":"9781118167632","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f327016c-df49-4c96-96bf-90d700914d97.jpg?v=1730585930","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/star-trek-and-history-9781118167632","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}