Dimensions
140 x 184 x 22mm
A deeply original celebration of George Lucas's masterpiece as it relates to history, presidential politics, law, economics, fatherhood, and culture by Harvard legal scholar and former White House regulatory czar.
A startling, fresh, and occasionally hilarious celebration of George Lucas's masterpiece as it relates to history, presidential politics, law, economics, fatherhood, and culture, by Harvard professor and former White House "regulatory czar" Cass Sunstein.
The STAR WARS series, Sunstein argues, is all about serendipity and freedom - about the clouded nature of the future, the dismal failures of plans, and the inevitability, in our lives and our society, of "I am your father" moments, which cast a new light on everything that has gone before.
Sunstein illustrates this theme by reference to large and unanticipated movements in our culture, our law, our business, and our politics (including presidential elections) - and to the genesis of STAR WARS itself.
Impossible to see, the future is,
says Yoda; this is the secret theme of STAR WARS and the foundation of its rousing tribute to human freedom.
Fun Facts and Subjects the Book Addresses:
- When STAR WARS was released, the studio had little faith in it, and Lucas and his wife went immediately on vacation, thinking that it would be a dud.
- STAR WARS was shown on just a few dozen screens, and when it exploded, insiders were stunned.
- No less than STAR WARS, the fame of the Mona Lisa, Harry Potter, and the Beatles came from serendipity; all of these could easily have flopped.
- The success of presidential candidates, the victory of rebellions, and the continued rule of empires often depend on small, unexpected factors, and are extremely hard to predict in advance.
- The meaning of STAR WARS is not that everything is destined or prophesied. It is that you cannot possibly plan things out, and that at crucial moments, you must exercise a distinctly human power: the power of agency.
