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Author Yost, Kimberly, 1962-

Title From starship captains to galactic rebels : leaders in science fiction television / Kimberly Yost
Published Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2014]

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Description 1 online resource
Series Science fiction television
Science fiction television
Contents Section 1. Starship captains -- Military leaders lost in space -- Military leaders and galactic outposts -- Military leaders and the apocalypse -- Section 2. Prophet politicians -- Political leaders in Babylon 5 -- Political leaders in Battlestar Galactica -- Spiritual leaders -- Section 3. Galactic rebels -- Emergent leaders -- Rebel leaders -- Shared leadership -- Leadership in science fiction television -- Filmography
Summary Drawing upon her background in Organizational Leadership, the author looks at the various representations of leadership in science fiction programs of the last 50 years. She examines how the various leaders in these programs reflect societal trends in business, religion, spirituality, politics, and the military
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Leadership on television.
Science fiction television programs -- United States -- History and criticism
PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
Leadership on television
Science fiction television programs
United States
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781442229860
1442229861
1306259452
9781306259453