Space Civilization - An Inquiry Into the Social Questions for Humans Living in Space

This book tackles the social issues that are key to the long-term survival of humanity away from Earth.

List of contents

Chapter One: Introduction: Framing a Research Agenda
Chapter Two: Technical and Biological Questions
Chapter Three: Legal Problems of Settling Space
Chapter Four: Economics of Mars and Outer Space
Chapter Five: Psychological Questions
Chapter Six: Sociological Problems
Chapter Seven: Politics and a New World
Chapter Eight: Astropolitics
Chapter Nine: Conclusions

About the author

James Gilley is assistant professor of political science at Nicholls State University.

Product details

• Authors: James Gilley
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2020
• EAN: 9781498592123
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-9212-3
• No. of pages: 162
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Politics & government, Warfare & defence, Politics and government, Warfare and defence, Space, planets and extraterrestrial locations, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies