Star Trek - (Cultural History of Television) by M Keith Booker (Paperback)

About the Book

This book looks at how the original Star Trek became a cultural phenomenon, generating numerous spin-offs and feature films and inspiring multiple series, films, books, and more. In addition to the show's creation and its place in science fiction, the author looks at the serie...

Book Synopsis

This book looks at how the original Star Trek became a cultural phenomenon, generating numerous spin-offs and feature films and inspiring multiple series, films, books, and more. In addition to the show's creation and its place in science fiction, the author looks at the series through the lens of American political history, technology, and fandom.

Review Quotes

Trekkers will love this thoughtful study of their favorite franchise's cultural influence.

Unlike many books about Star Trek history which deal strictly with the series and its personalities, Star Trek: A Cultural History plugs the series history into the times during which the series were made. . . . [An] easy and fairly quick read and it held my interest until the end. I think for fans born after the 1960s, especially those from the 1980s on, this book would be useful for understanding the show as you need to know the context of the time to truly judge a show properly.

About the Author

M. Keith Booker is professor of English at the University of Arkansas. He is the author or editor of more than fifty books, including The Encyclopedia of Comic Books and Graphic Novels, Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction Literature, Mad Men: A Cultural History, and Tony Soprano's America: Gangsters, Guns, and Money.