{"product_id":"spacecraft-paperback","title":"Spacecraft - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTimothy Morton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChristopher Schaberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eIan Bogost\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScience fiction is filled with spacecraft. On Earth, actual rockets explode over Texas while others make their way to Mars. But what \u003ci\u003eare\u003c\/i\u003e spacecraft, and just what can they teach us about imagination, ecology, democracy, and the nature of objects? Why do certain spacecraft stand out in popular culture? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf ever there were a spacecraft that could be detached from its context, sold as toys, turned into Disney rides, parodied, and flit around in everyone's head-the \u003ci\u003eMillennium Falcon\u003c\/i\u003e would be it. Springing from this infamous \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e vehicle, \u003ci\u003eSpacecraft\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers on an intergalactic journey through science fiction and speculative philosophy, revealing real-world political and ecological lessons along the way. In this book Timothy Morton shows how spacecraft are never mere flights of fancy.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimothy Morton\u003c\/b\u003e is Rita Shea Guffey Chair in English at Rice University, USA. They are the author of 16 books, including \u003ci\u003eBeing Ecological \u003c\/i\u003e(2018) and \u003ci\u003eHumankind: Solidarity with Nonhuman People\u003c\/i\u003e (2017), and 200 essays on philosophy, ecology, literature, music, art, architecture, design and food. www.ecologywithoutnature.blogspot.com @the_eco_thought\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 6.4 x 4.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47335511294201,"sku":"9781501375804","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/MWFpcVp3cmR0eEZqcEpsTm1wVkdJdz09.webp?v=1769663199","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/spacecraft-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}