The History and Politics of Star Wars by Chris Kempshall

The History and Politics of Star Wars by Chris Kempshall

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.

'Kempshall’s book opens the door for many others to analyze specific points in our world’s history and how they connect to Star Wars, its creators, and its storiesIt is a vast, brilliant overview of many decades of events, and is possibly the most comprehensive account of the specific connections between fact and fiction when it comes to Star Wars, and belongs on every bookshelf." - Dork Side of the Force

""The History and Politics of Star Wars" is an utterly comprehensive and thoroughly enjoyable work of scholarship, accessible to any Star Wars fan with even a passing interest in the franchise's social, cultural, and moral underpinnings." - Star Wars 7x7

"The History and Politics of Star Wars is an eloquently written title on the franchise, the Expanded Universe and the huge impact Lucas’s vision still has on audiences worldwide. Apart from the probably thousands hours of research, one can easily guess that this is the work a serious fan, a historian and a critic. Recommend reading for Star Wars fans, students of sociology, international relations and film studies." - Dr. A. E Ebert, PopCultureShelf.com

"It’s really impossible to review this book in a way that does it justice because of the nature of the work. Partly an encyclopaedia of the politics of the Star Wars universe and partly an accessible discussion of the intersection between military history and a pop culture phenomenon, there’s so much here to love that Kempshall’s book is an easy recommendation for any ‘Star Wars’ fan." - Neale Monks, SFCrowsnest

"No matter what stories Star Wars tells next, Kempshall’s book will be an important starting point for years to come for future research into the historical influences and political themes of the franchise.' - Dominic J. Nardi, University of Michigan, Science Fiction Research Association Review

Chris Kempshall is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Exeter and a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Army Leadership, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He is a historian of the First World War as well as popular representations of history in modern media. He has authored numerous academic works, including The First World War in Computer Games (2015) and British, French and American Relations on the Western Front, 1914–1918 (2018).

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ISBN 13	9781138503526
ISBN 10	1138503525
Title	The History and Politics of Star Wars
Author	Chris Kempshall
Series	Routledge Studies In Modern History
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Routledge
Year published	2022-08-11
Number of pages	236
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