Heavens and the Earth - A Political History of the Space Age

Informationen zum Autor Walter A. McDougall is Alloy-Ansin Professor of International Relations at the University of Pennsylvania, and editor of Orbis: A Journal of World Affairs . He is also author of France's Rhineland Diplomacy, 1914–1942: The Last Bid for a Balance of Power in Europe . Klappentext Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History for 1986, this highly acclaimed study approaches the space race as a problem in comparative public policy. Drawing on exhaustive research, author and ORBIS editor Walter A. McDougall examines U.S., European, and Soviet space programs and their politics. 25 illustrations. Zusammenfassung He explores the growth of a political economy of technology in both the Soviet Union and the United States.

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• Authors: Walter A McDougall, Walter A. (University of Pennsylvania) Mcdougall, McDougall Walter A.
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.12.1997
• EAN: 9780801857485
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-5748-5
• No. of pages: 584
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; USA, SCIENCE / History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, HISTORY / World, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Aeronautics & Astronautics, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, International Relations, General & world history, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History of Science, Political Economy, United States of America, USA, History of engineering and technology, General and world history, History of engineering & technology, Astronomy, space & time, Central / national / federal government policies, Aerospace & aviation technology, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, Central government policies, Astronomy, space and time, SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy, Aerospace and aviation technology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet, HISTORY / Russia / Soviet Era