Gilligan Unbound

Gilligan Unbound
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-10 : 0742507793
ISBN-13 : 9780742507791
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Book Synopsis Gilligan Unbound by : Paul Arthur Cantor

Download or read book Gilligan Unbound written by Paul Arthur Cantor and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2003 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Cantor demonstrates how, during the 1960s, Gilligan's Island and Star Trek reflected America's faith in liberal democracy and our willingness to project it universally. Gilligan's Island, Cantor argues, is based on the premise that a representative group of Americans could literally be dumped in the middle of nowhere and still prevail under the worst of circumstances. Star Trek took American optimism even further by trying to make the entire galaxy safe for democracy. Despite the famous Prime Directive, Captain Kirk and his crew remade planet after planet in the image of an idealized 1960s America."--BOOK JACKET.


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