Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Otherworldly Politics by Stephen Benedict Dyson A vital spur to creative thinking for scholars and an accessible introduction for students, this book will appeal to fans of these three influential shows. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description To help students think critically about international relations and politics, Stephen Benedict Dyson examines the fictional but deeply political realities of three television shows: Star Trek, Game of Thrones, and Battlestar Galactica. Deeply familiar with the events, themes, characters, and plot lines of these popular shows, students can easily draw parallels from fictive worlds to contemporary international relations and political scenarios. In Dysons experience, this engagement is frequently powerful enough to push classroom conversations out into the hallways and onto online discussion boards. In Otherworldly Politics, Dyson explains how these shows are plotted to 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. Dyson argues that science fiction and fantasy television creators share a fundamental kinship with great minds in international relations. Creators 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 seeks to teach us something about ourselves and how we interact with one another. A vital spur to creative thinking for scholars and an accessible introduction for students, this book will also appeal to fans of these three influential shows. Author Biography Stephen Benedict Dyson is an associate professor of political science at the University of Connecticut. He is the author of The Blair Identity: Leadership and Foreign Policy and Leaders in Conflict: Bush and Rumsfeld in Iraq. Table of Contents Preface1. The International Relations of Other Worlds2. International Relations and Televised Science Fiction Come of Age3. The Logical Approach to International Relations4. Constructing International Relations5. Homogenization and Difference on Global and Galactic Scales6. International Crises in Our World and Other Worlds7. Robot WarsAfterword: The Five Most Political Episodes of Star Trek, Game of Thrones, and Battlestar GalacticaNotesBibliographyIndex Review ... Otherworldly Politics is undeniably one of the most lively and ebullient books on IR theory on the market today. Its premise-that televised genre fiction can reveal truths about international relations just as easily as it does about character and plot-is well founded and expertly elaborated by Dysons spritely prose H-Net Reviews Promotional In Otherworldly Politics, Stephen Benedict Dyson draws upon insights from three highly regarded and deeply political television shows to convey the complexities of crisis management and other fundamental foreign policy issues. The scholarship is sound, and Dysons insights into popular culture, along with subjects ranging from rational choice to robot wars, are appealing. This book will interest a wide range of readers. -- Patrick James, University of Southern California, coauthor of The International Relations of Middle-earth: Learning from The Lord of the Rings I wish I had been introduced to International Relations through a book like this. Dyson does a great job of weaving together the classics of American IR and Science Fiction in a lucid and entertaining style. -- Barry Buzan, The London School of Economics Long Description To help students think critically about international relations and politics, Stephen Benedict Dyson examines the fictional but deeply political realities of three television shows: Star Trek, Game of Thrones, and Battlestar Galactica. Deeply familiar with the events, themes, characters, and plot lines of these popular shows, students can easily draw parallels from fictive worlds to contemporary international relations and political scenarios. In Dysons experience, this engagement is frequently powerful enough to push classroom conversations out into the hallways and onto online discussion boards.In Otherworldly Politics, Dyson explains how these shows are plotted to 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.Dyson argues that science fiction and fantasy television creators share a fundamental kinship with great minds in international relations. Creators 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 seeks to teach us something about ourselves and how we interact with one another. A vital spur to creative thinking for scholars and an accessible introduction for students, this book will also appeal to fans of these three influential shows. Review Text ""... Otherworldly Politics is undeniably one of the most lively and ebullient books on IR theory on the market today. Its premisethat televised genre fiction can reveal truths about international relations just as easily as it does about character and plotis well founded and expertly elaborated by Dysons spritely prose."" Review Quote "... Otherworldly Politics is undeniably one of the most lively and ebullient books on IR theory on the market today. Its premise--that televised genre fiction can reveal truths about international relations just as easily as it does about character and plot--is well founded and expertly elaborated by Dysons spritely prose" Promotional "Headline" A compelling look at the analogous political worlds of science fiction, fantasy, and international relations. Details ISBN1421417162 Author Stephen Benedict Dyson Pages 176 Audience Age 13 Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press Year 2015 ISBN-10 1421417162 ISBN-13 9781421417165 Format Paperback Imprint Johns Hopkins University Press Place of Publication Baltimore, MD Country of Publication United States DEWEY 327.101 Short Title OTHERWORLDLY POLITICS Language English Media Book Illustrations No Affiliation University of Connecticut Position Associate Professor Publication Date 2015-08-25 NZ Release Date 2015-08-25 US Release Date 2015-08-25 UK Release Date 2015-08-25 Subtitle The International Relations of Star Trek, Game of Thrones, and Battlestar Galactica Alternative 9781421417172 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2015-06-14 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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ISBN-13: 9781421417165
Book Title: Otherworldly Politics
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Author: Stephen Benedict Dyson
Publication Name: Otherworldly Politics: The International Relations of Star Trek, Game of Thrones, and Battlestar Galactica
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Subject: Government
Publication Year: 2015
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Number of Pages: 176 Pages
