{"product_id":"otherworldly-politics-stephen-benedict-dyson-9781421417165","title":"Otherworldly Politics: The International Relations of Star Trek, Game of Thrones, and Battlestar Galactica","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eOtherworldly Politics\u003c\/em\u003e, Stephen Benedict Dyson examines the fictional but deeply political realities of three television shows: \u003cem\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBattlestar Galactica.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDyson explains how these shows offer alternative histories and future possibilities for humanity. Fascinated by politics and history, science fiction and fantasy screenwriters and showrunners suffuse their scripts with real-world ideas of empire, war, civilization, and culture, lending episodes a compelling intricacy and contemporary resonance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDyson argues that science fiction and fantasy television creators share a fundamental kinship with great minds in international relations. Screenwriters like Gene Roddenberry, George R. R. Martin, and Ronald D. Moore are world-builders of no lesser creativity, Dyson argues, than theorists such as Woodrow Wilson, Kenneth Waltz, and Alexander Wendt. Each of these thinkers imagines a realm, specifies the rules of its operation, and by so doing shows us something about ourselves and how we interact with one another. Combining intellectual and real-world history with lucid theoretical analysis, the book is a vital challenge to scholars and a spur to creative thinking for fans of these three influential shows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Benedict Dyson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1421417162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421417165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2016","brand":"Stephen Benedict Dyson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989808546047,"sku":"9781421417165","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cae89a68-55a7-42fb-9577-3cdefae98ca8.jpg?v=1683301507","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/otherworldly-politics-stephen-benedict-dyson-9781421417165","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}