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- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781349960637
- Book Title
- Militarizing Outer Space : Astroculture, Dystopia and the Cold War
- Book Series
- Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology Ser.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan The Limited
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, Science, History
- Topic
- Military / General, Physics / Astrophysics, Social History, History
- Item Weight
- 25.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.1 in
- Number of Pages
- Xxvi, 443 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan The Limited
ISBN-10
1349960632
ISBN-13
9781349960637
eBay Product ID (ePID)
20058628864
Product Key Features
Book Title
Militarizing Outer Space : Astroculture, Dystopia and the Cold War
Number of Pages
Xxvi, 443 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Military / General, Physics / Astrophysics, Social History, History
Publication Year
2023
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Science, History
Book Series
Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight
25.3 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Militarizing Outer Space's chapters do a valuable job in revealing the many ways that the Cold War influenced the development and reception of space technology ... . the Astroculture trilogy remains an indispensable resource for scholars of space history. In their diversity, these richly detailed chapters make a compelling case for astroculture as a kaleidoscopic lens through which to examine how modernity is defined and contested." (Thomas Ellis, Technology and Culture, Vol. 63 (4), October, 2022) "These three books offer a fascinating reevaluation of space history from European perspectives. The forty-four total essays ... are connected through periodisation, geographic focus and the unifying concept of astroculture. They aim to situate Europe within the space age and bring space into European history." (Benjamin W. Goossen, Contemporary European History, June 17, 2022) "The series provides an important impetus to the cultural history of outer space, introducing significant concepts including astroculture or the post-Apollo paradox, and offering terminological refinements such as the distinction between the weaponization and militarization of space." (Nils Theinert, sehepunkte, Vol. 22 (2), 2022) "The book is a sterling addition to any space historian's bookshelf." (Rick W. Sturdevant, Air Power History, Vol. 68 (3), 2021) "The thirteen chapters in this superbly edited, multidisciplinary collection amount to a fantastically engaging, historiographical contribution. ... from an astrocultural perspective and given the recent establishment of a United States Space Force, Militarizing Outer Space ought to stimulate informed, lively discussion about future activities and relationships among civil, commercial, and military organizations in outer space." (Rick W. Sturdevant, Quest, Vol. 28 (4), 2021)
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Dewey Decimal
306.46
Table Of Content
1. Spacewar! The Dark Side of Astroculture- Alexander C. T. Geppert and Tilmann Siebeneichner.- Part I: Embattling the Heavens.- 2. Cold War - But No War - in Space- Michael J. Neufeld.- 3. The Nuclear Roots of the Space Race- Christopher Gainor.- 4. West European Integration and the Militarization of Outer Space, 1945-70- Michael Sheehan.- Part II: Waging Future Wars.- 5. In Space, Violence Rules: Clashes and Conquests in Science Fiction Cinema- Natalija Majsova.- 6. C. S. Lewis and the Moral Threat of Space Exploration, 1938-64- Oliver Dunnett.- 7. One Nation, Two Astrocultures? Rocketry, Security and Dual Use in Di-vided Germany, 1949-61- Daniel Brandau.- Part III: Armoring Minds and Bodies.- 8. Participant Evolution: Cold War Space Medicine and the Militarization of the Cyborg Self- Patrick Kilian.- 9. Starship Troopers: The Shaping of the Space Warrior in Cold War As-troculture, 1950-80- Philipp Theisohn.- 10. Satellites and Psychics: The Militarization of Outer and Inner Space, 1960-95- Anthony Enns.- Part IV: Mounting Infrastructures.- 11. Architectures of Command: The Dual-Use Legacy of Mission Control Centers- Regina Peldszus.- 12. Space Spies in the Open: Military Space Stations and Heroic Cosmo-nauts in the Post-Apollo Period, 1971-77- Cathleen Lewis.- 13. Satellite Navigation and the Military-Civilian Dilemma: The Geopolitics of GPS and its Rivals- Paul E. Ceruzzi.- 14. What Is, and To What End Do We Study, European Astroculture?- Alexander C. T. Geppert.
Synopsis
Militarizing Outer Space explores the dystopian and destructive dimensions of the Space Age and challenges conventional narratives of a bipolar Cold War rivalry. Concentrating on weapons, warfare and violence, this provocative volume examines real and imagined endeavors of arming the skies and conquering the heavens. The third and final volume in the groundbreaking European Astroculture trilogy, Militarizing Outer Space zooms in on the interplay between security, technopolitics and knowledge from the 1920s through the 1980s. Often hailed as the site of heavenly utopias and otherworldly salvation, outer space transformed from a promised sanctuary to a present threat, where the battles of the future were to be waged. Astroculture proved instrumental in fathoming forms and functions of warfare's futures past, both on earth and in space. The allure of dominating outer space, the book shows, was neither limited to the early twenty-first century nor to current American space force rhetorics.
LC Classification Number
Q124.6-127.2
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