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The meaning of Star Trek / Thomas Richards.

Title
The meaning of Star Trek / Thomas Richards.
Author
Richards, Thomas, 1956-
Publication
New York : Doubleday, 1997.

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TextRequest in advance PN1992.77.S732 R5 1997Off-site

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Description
194 p.; 22 cm.
Summary
Focusing primarily on the television series Star Trek, the Next Generation, Richards discusses the elements of the Star Trek series which enable it to successfully create a coherent universe, including the political structure, the psychology of individual characters, the stories and myths, the sense of religion, and how and why the various parts fit together.
Subject
  • Star trek, the next generation (Television program)
  • Star Trek television programs > History and criticism
Genre/Form
  • Science fiction television programs
  • Science fiction television programs.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Introduction -- Contact and conflict -- Character and identity -- Story and myth -- The sense of wonder -- Afterword.
ISBN
0385484372
LCCN
^^^97006845^//r97
OCLC
36581984
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library