Star Trek and history / edited by Nancy R. Reagin.
Contributor(s): Reagin, Nancy Ruth
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BookSeries: Wiley pop culture and history series: Publisher: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2013Description: xxv, 358 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781118167632 (pbk. : acidfree paper); 1118167635 (pbk. : acidfree paper).Subject(s): Star Trek television programs | Star Trek films -- History and criticism | Historiography | Popular cultureDDC classification: 791.45/72 Summary: A guide to the history that informs the world of Star Trek-just in time for the next JJ Abrams Star Trek movie For a series set in our future, Star Trek 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. The Star Trek universe is a sci-fi imagining of a future world that is rooted.
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"This book has not been approved, licensed, or sponsered by any entity or person involved in creating the Star Trek TV series, films, or books"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A guide to the history that informs the world of Star Trek-just in time for the next JJ Abrams Star Trek movie For a series set in our future, Star Trek 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. The Star Trek universe is a sci-fi imagining of a future world that is rooted.
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