Introduction: The Forces of History and Histories of the Force
1
Janice Liedl
Part I “Only Imperial Stormtroopers Are So Precise” The Wars in
Star Wars 7
1 Why Rebels Triumph 9
How “Insignificant” Rebellions Can Change History
William J. Astore
2 “Part of the Rebel Alliance and a Traitor” 41
Women in War and Resistance
Janice Liedl and Nancy R. Reagin
3 Elegant Weapons for Civilized Ages 67
The Jedi and Warrior-Monks throughout History
Terrance MacMullan
4 “A House Divided” 99
The Causes and Costs of Civil War
Paul Horvath and Mark Higbee
Part II “Join Me, and Together We Can Rule the Galaxy as Father and
Son” Political Histories in Star Wars 123
5 I, Sidious 125
Historical Dictators and Senator Palpatine’s Rise to Power
Tony Keen
6 Teen Queen 151
Padmé Amidala and the Power of Royal Women
Janice Liedl
7 “There’s Always a Bigger Fish” 177
Power, Politics, and the Rule of the Ruthless
Kevin S. Decker
8 “Fear Is the Path to the Dark Side” 203
Nuclear Weapons and the Death Star
Lori Maguire
Part III “Excuse Me, Sir, but That Artoo Unit Is in Prime
Condition, a Real Bargain” Economy and Society in a Galaxy Long,
Long Ago 227
9 From Slavery to Freedom in a Galaxy Far, Far Away 229
Paul Finkelman
10 “Greed Can Be a Powerful Ally” 255
The Trade Federation, the East India Companies, and Chaotic Worlds
of Trade
Michael Laver
11 Coruscant, the Great Cities of Earth, and Beyond 283
Katrina Gulliver
The Jedi Council 305
Acknowledgments: Making History That Spans Galaxies 308
Notes 310
Illustration Credits 324
Index 327
NANCY R. REAGIN is professor of history and women's and gender
studies at Pace University. She has been active in fan
organizations for more years than she cares to admit; her current
research project focuses on the history of fan communities since
the late nineteenth century. She is the editor of Twilight and
History, Harry Potter and History, and Star Trek and History.
JANICE LIEDL is associate professor of history at Laurentian
University. She has been an avid fan of Star Wars since the first
film's 1977 release. Her present research deals with the history of
English stepmothers from the sixteenth century. She contributed to
both Twilight and History and Harry Potter and History and is the
editor of The Hobbit and History.
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