The Final Frontier
| Author | : Joel R. Campbell |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 259 |
| Release | : 2019-03-08 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781498555265 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1498555268 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (268 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Final Frontier written by Joel R. Campbell and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-03-08 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The proposed book uses the Star Trek television/movie and Star Wars movie series to explain key international relations (IR) concepts and theories. It begins with an overview of the importance of science fiction in literature and film/television. It then presents the development of the Star Trek and Star Wars franchises, and discusses how their progression through time has illustrated key IR theories and concepts. As a bonus, it compares the two franchises to another recent science fiction franchise used to teach IR (Battlestar Galactica).