Star Wars and History

{{Short description|2012 book}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2020}}

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| author = Janice Liedl, William J. Astore,{{cite web|url=http://news.psu.edu/story/266690/2013/02/28/penn-college-faculty-member-writes-chapter-%E2%80%98star-wars%E2%80%99-historical|title=Penn College faculty member writes chapter on 'Star Wars' historical connections|date=February 28, 2013|publisher=Pennsylvania State University|accessdate=July 13, 2013}} Kevin S. Decker,{{cite web|url=http://www.ewu.edu/Documents/CALE/Philosophy/DeckerCV.pdf|title=Kevin S. Decker curriculum vitae|date=August 2012|publisher=Eastern Washington University|accessdate=July 13, 2013}} et al.

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| country = United States

| subject = Star Wars, World history

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| publisher = John Wiley & Sons

| isbn = 9780470602003

| pub_date ={{Start date|2012|11|01}}{{cite web|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-470-60200-3|title=Nonfiction Review: Star Wars and History by Edited by Nancy R. Reagin and Janice Leidl|date=November 5, 2012|work=Publishers Weekly|accessdate=July 13, 2013}}

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Star Wars and History is a book published on November 1, 2012, edited by Janice Liedl and Nancy R. Reagin.

The book, authorized by Lucasfilm,{{cite web|url=http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/03/studying-how-star-wars-mined-history/|title=Studying How 'Star Wars' Mined History|last=Cohen|first=Noam|date=July 3, 2011|work=The New York Times|accessdate=July 13, 2013}} discusses how the epic film series Star Wars borrowed elements from history.