{"product_id":"the-anti-enlightenment-in-popular-culture-greed-hate-star-wars-and-star-trek-hardcover","title":"The Anti-Enlightenment in Popular Culture: Greed, Hate, Star Wars, and Star Trek - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge A. Gonzalez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Anti-Enlightenment in Popular Culture\u003c\/i\u003e, author George A. Gonzalez argues that the politics of greed and hate lie at the center of the long twentieth century. Using the Star Wars and Star Trek franchises, he postulates that within the Anti-Enlightenment mode of thought, history is a cycle between the stability imposed by elites and the instability created by capitalism and an economy founded on greed. Greed corrupts institutions and victimizes people as well as communities, creating hate, anger, and political instability. In contexts of such instability, elites seeking to maintain or establish political stability direct hate at the 'other'. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis compelling book will appeal to students and researchers in political theory, global politics, and media studies, as well as general readers interested in how popular culture reflects the politics of our times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge A. Gonzalez (Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1997) is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Miami. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eStar Trek and Popular Culture: Television at the Frontier\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eof Social and Political Change in the 1960s\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStar Trek and Star Wars: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Enlightenment versus the Anti-Enlightenment\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand the Philosophy of Entertainment \u003c\/i\u003e(all published by Peter Lang).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 110\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45221835538476,"sku":"9781636678573","price":86.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/IA8WQtXMSs9781636678573.webp?v=1769251889","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/the-anti-enlightenment-in-popular-culture-greed-hate-star-wars-and-star-trek-hardcover","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}