The world according to Star Wars /
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| Author / Creator: | Sunstein, Cass R., author. |
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Imprint: | New York : Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow Publishers, [2016] |
| Description: | xii, 223 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10741816 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction: Learning From Star Wars
- Episode I. I Am Your Father: The Heroic Journey of George Lucas
- Episode II. The Movie No One Liked: An Expected Flop Becomes the Defining Work of Our Time
- Episode III. Secrets of Success: Was Star Wars Awesome, Well-Timed, or Just Very Lucky?
- Episode IV. Thirteen Ways of Looking at Star Wars: Of Christianity, Oedipus, Politics, Economics, and Darth Jar Jar
- Episode V. Fathers and Sons: You Can Be Redeemed, Especially If Your Kid Really Likes You
- Episode VI. Freedom of Choice: It's Not About Destiny or Prophecy
- Episode VII. Rebels: Why Empires Fall, Why Resistance Fighters (and Terrorists) Rise
- Episode VIII. Constitutional Episodes: Free Speech, Sex Equality, and Same-Sex Marriage as Episodes
- Episode IX. The Force and the Monomyth: Of Magic, God, and Humanity's Very Favorite Tale
- Episode X. Our Myth, Ourselves: Why Star Wars Gets to Us
- Bibliographical Note
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index
