Screen LibraryTo boldly go : leadership, strategy, and conflict in the 21st century and beyond /
"The literature of ideas. When author Pamela Sargent used those words to describe science fiction in 1975, the genre had exploded into the literary mainstream. As a literature of ideas, science fiction has proven to be a powerful metaphor for the world around us, offering a rich tapestry of ima...
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Casemate Publishers,
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| Publisher Address: | Havertown, PA : |
| Publication Dates: | 2021. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"The literature of ideas. When author Pamela Sargent used those words to describe science fiction in 1975, the genre had exploded into the literary mainstream. As a literature of ideas, science fiction has proven to be a powerful metaphor for the world around us, offering a rich tapestry of imagination through which to explore how we lead, how we think, and how we interact. To Boldly Go assembles more than thirty writers from around the world--experts in leadership and strategy, senior policy advisors and analysts, professional educators and innovators, experienced storytellers, and ground-level military leaders--to help us better understand ourselves through the lens of science fiction. Each chapter of To Boldly Go draws out the lessons that we can learn from science fiction, drawing on classic examples of the genre in ways that are equally relatable and entertaining. A chapter on the burdens of leadership by Ghost Fleet author August Cole launches readers into the cosmos with Captain Avatar aboard the space battleship Yamato. In another chapter, the climactic Battle of the Mutara Nebula from The Wrath of Khan weighs the advantages of experience over intelligence in the pursuit of strategy. What does inter-species conflict in science fiction tell us about our perspectives on social Darwinism? Whether using Star Trek: Deep Space Nine to explore the nuances of maritime strategy or The Expanse to better understand the threat posed by depleted natural resources, To Boldly Go provides thoughtful essays on relevant subjects that will appeal to business leaders, military professionals, and fans of science fiction alike."--Amazon |
| Carrier Form: | xv, 286 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographic references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781636240626 1636240623 |
| Index Number: | U21 |
| CLC: | I106.4 |
| Call Number: | I106.4/T627-1 |
| Contents: |
Space battleship Yamato and the burden of command / X-Wings and Y-Wings / Adama's unequal dialogue / Earth must come first! / You're not Ender Wiggin, and that's okay / Princess Leia and the strategic art of Métis / Want to know more? / Yours is the superior / The Empire's new hope / Graff's game / From tactics to galactic grand strategy / Where no port has gone before / Sun Tzu, Ender, and the Old Man / All that you touch will change / Romulans and Remans / Are we such apostles of mercy? / Beware the Beast Man / Flag follows the trade / The Vice Admiral and the Flyboy / I exist only to serve / One voice in the night / There's no screaming in space / The final frontier / Blood lessons / You rebel scum! / Calm men who deal death wholesale -- We don't serve their kind here / Things we learned from Captain Trips / Musings on the Murderbot / You can't hide from what you've done / The mark of locutus / From Darth Vader to Dark Helmet / To live and die at my command / The mirror crack'd / Steven Leonard. |