{"product_id":"star-trek-the-human-frontier-hardback-9780745624907","title":"Star Trek; The Human Frontier (Hardback) 9780745624907","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Human Frontier\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichele Barrett (Author), Duncan Barrett (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745624907, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 December 2000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e264 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.8 x 16 x 2 cm, 0.51 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'\u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e has been subject to a lot of scrutiny by literary and cultural critics ... The bad conscience that many have about serious discussion of popular culture means that \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e can still be read simplistically, as a stalking-horse for denouncing the modernity of the American century. The Barretts are more subtle. A television series is a product of a variety of creators and so, inevitably, a rich complex of signs, hints and idealisms. There is no final reading of \u003ci\u003eStar Trek;\u003c\/i\u003e just an endless journey.' \u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e'There are only a handful of book length surveys of Star Trek, and this mother-and-son collaboration is a welcome contribution to those. It provides a valuable overview of the programme from its original appearance 35 years ago, tracing the ways in which successive series have reproduced and challenged the original \"liberal humanist\" ethos of Star Trek.' \u003ci\u003eNew Formations\u003c\/i\u003e'As we stand on the threshold of the age of human cloning, the leading question asked by this engaging book-- What is human?--could hardly be more timely. The Barretts offer persuasive answers in their thorough analysis of a media phenomenon that has touched virtually everyone who lives in a technologically advanced society.' \u003ci\u003eAndrew Ross, Director, American Studies Program, New York University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStar Trek: The Human Frontier\u003c\/i\u003e goes a long way toward explaining the enduring success of \"the franchise\" without succumbing to naive celebration. It explores Star Trek's strengths and flaws, its continuities and discontinuities, its intertextualities and its contextualities. The two Barretts explore Star Trak's ambivalent relationship to modernity, to nautical exploration (and colonial empires), humanism, and ultimately, post-modernity. Moving effortlessly from Homer to Foucault, from Orwell to Butler, they manage to give substance to many of the intuitvely experienced, commonsensical assumptions about Star Trek. And they have produced a book that is a delight to read. If this is what intergenerational authorship can accomplish, we should all start writing with our kids. \u003ci\u003eLawrence Grossberg, Morris davis Professor of Communication and Cultural Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn a world that has been shrunk by modern communications and transport, \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e has maintained the values of western maritime exploration, and the discovery of \"Strange New Worlds\" in space. This 'Starry Sea' has become a familiar metaphor in the thirty-year history of \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e, providing a backdrop to the relentless questioning of human nature. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe progressive politics that underpinned the original programme is still very much a part of \u003ci\u003eStar Trek'\u003c\/i\u003es overall philosophy. The earlier series of Star Trek shows a faith in science and rationalism, and in a benign, liberal leadership. This 'modern' order is now in decline, as we can see in the introduction of religion, mental illness and fragmented identities in \u003ci\u003eDeep Space Nine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVoyager\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book addresses these issues in philosophical, literary, historical and cultural contexts, bringing together an unusual combination of authorial expertise. Written to appeal to those who don't know \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e from \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as those with the ferociously detailed knowledge of the true Trekker, it explains the ideas and ideals behind this significant cultural phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList Of Illustrations. \u003cp\u003ePreface And Acknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart One: Exploration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Two: Humanity On Trial.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Three: Boldly Going Postmodern.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Film, TV \u0026amp; radio [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Film, TV \u0026amp; radio\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Film,%20TV%20\u0026amp;%20radio%20%5BAP%5D%22\"\u003eAP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52406563471640,"sku":"9780745624907","price":42.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745624907.jpg?v=1784140124","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/star-trek-the-human-frontier-hardback-9780745624907","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}