Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 216
Trim: 6¼ x 9¼
978-1-5381-1275-5 • Hardback • September 2018 • $44.00 • (£35.00)
978-1-5381-8817-0 • Paperback • October 2023 • $22.00 • (£16.99)
978-1-5381-1276-2 • eBook • September 2018 • $41.50 • (£35.00)
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.
Works in the Star Trek FranchiseIntroduction- Star Trek and the History of Star Trek
- Star Trek and the History of American Science Fiction
- Star Trek and American Political History
- Star Trek on the History of American Technology
- Star Trek and the History of Fandom
BibliographyAppendix: Episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series
Trekkers will love this thoughtful study of their favorite franchise's cultural influence.
— Booklist
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.
— TrekToday