About the book
Serving as the sequel to Gene Roddenberry's original television series, Star Trek: The Next Generation pushed the boundaries of the \"final frontier.\" At the same time, the show continued the franchise's celebrated exploration of the human experience, reflecting current social and political events. ST:TNG became immensely successful, spawning four feature films and several television spin-offs. This collection of new essays explores both the series' characters and its themes. Topics include the Federation's philosophy concerning technocracy, sexuality and biopolitics; foreign policy shifts in the Prime Directive; key characters including Jean-Luc Picard, Data, Deanna Troi, Tasha Yar; and Klingon martial arts, music, and history.
Editions of Exploring Picard's Galaxy
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781476666617
- PDF
- ISBN 9781476630960
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Serving as the sequel to Gene Roddenberry's original television series, Star Trek: The Next Generation pushed the boundaries of the \"final frontier.\" At the same time, the show continued the franchise's celebrated exploration of the human experience, reflecting current social and political events. ST:TNG became immensely successful, spawning four feature films and several television spin-offs. This collection of new essays explores both the series' characters and its themes. Topics include the Federation's philosophy concerning technocracy, sexuality and biopolitics; foreign policy shifts in the Prime Directive; key characters including Jean-Luc Picard, Data, Deanna Troi, Tasha Yar; and Klingon martial arts, music, and history.
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What is Exploring Picard's Galaxy about?
Serving as the sequel to Gene Roddenberry's original television series, Star Trek: The Next Generation pushed the boundaries of the \"final frontier.\" At the same time, the show continued the franchise's celebrated exploration of the human experience, reflecting current social and political events. ST:TNG became immensely successful, spawning four feature films and several television spin-offs. This collection of new essays explores both the series' characters and its themes. Topics include the Federation's philosophy concerning technocracy, sexuality and biopolitics; foreign policy shifts in the Prime Directive; key characters including Jean-Luc Picard, Data, Deanna Troi, Tasha Yar; and Klingon martial arts, music, and history.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Exploring Picard's Galaxy?
Society and Social Sciences > Society and culture: general
Where can I read a sample of Exploring Picard's Galaxy?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781476666617
How long is Exploring Picard's Galaxy and how many pages does it have?
Exploring Picard's Galaxy has 262 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Exploring Picard's Galaxy?
Peter W. Lee
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Exploring Picard's Galaxy is available as paperback(ISBN 9781476666617) and pdf(ISBN 9781476630960)
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