Walter A. Mcdougall:
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The Heavens and the Earth. Opening with a short account of Nikolai Kibalchich, a late 19th-century Russian rocketry theoretician, McDougall argues that the Soviet Union made its way into … Mehr…
The Heavens and the Earth. Opening with a short account of Nikolai Kibalchich, a late 19th-century Russian rocketry theoretician, McDougall argues that the Soviet Union made its way into space first becaude it was the world's first "technocracy" - which he defines as "the institutionalization of technological change for state purpose". The Nile on eBay FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE the Heavens and the Earth by Walter A. McDougall He explores the growth of a political economy of technology in both the Soviet Union and the United States. FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description 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 published literature, archival sources in both the United States and Europe, interviews with many of the key participants, and important declassified material, such as the National Security Council's first policy paper on space, McDougall examines US, European, and Soviet space programmes and their politics. Opening with a short account of Nikolai Kibalchich, a late 19th-century Russian rocketry theoretician, McDougall argues that the Soviet Union made its way into space first becaude it was the world's first "technocracy" - which he defines as "the institutionalization of technological change for state purpose". He also explores the growth of a political economy of technology in both the Soviet Union and the United States. Notes Now in paperback-a widely acclaimed history of the space age. Back Cover Alternative and Activist New Media provides a rich and accessible overview of the ways in which activists, artists, and citizen groups around the world use new media and information technologies to gain visibility and voice, present alternative or marginal views, share their own DIY information systems and content, and otherwise resist, talk back to, or confront dominant media culture. Today, a lively and contentious cycle of capture, cooptation, and subversion of information, content, and system design marks the relationship between the mainstream 'center' and the interactive, participatory 'edges' of media culture. Five principal forms of alternative and activist new media projects are introduced, including the characteristics that make them different from more conventional media forms and content. The book traces the historical roots of these projects in alternative media, social movements, and activist art, including analyses of key case studies and links to relevant electronic resources. Alternative and Activist New Media will be a useful addition to any course on new media and society, and essential for readers interested in new media activism. Author Biography 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. Table of Contents IllustrationsAbbreviations used in TextPreface to the Johns Hopkins EditionPrefaceIntroductionPart I. The Genesis of Sputnik1. The HUman Seed and Social Soil: Rocketry and Revolution2. Political Rains and First Fruit: The Cold War and SputnikConclusionPart II. Modern Arms and Free Men: America Before Sputnik3. Bashful Behemoth: Technology, the State, and the Birth of Deterrence4. While Waiting for Technology: The ICBM and the First American Space Program5. The Satellite DecisionConclusionPart III. Vanguard and Rearguard: Eisenhower and the Setting of American Space Policy6. "A New Era of History" and a Media Riot7. The Birth of NASA8. A Space Strategy for the United States9. Sparrow in the Falcon's Nest10. The Shape of Things to ComeConclusionPart IV: Parabolic Ballad: Khrushchev and the Setting of Soviet Space Policy11. Party Line12. The Missle Bluff13. Hammers or Sickles in Space?14. Space Age Communism: The Khrushchevian SynthesisConclusionPart V: Kennedy, Johnson, and the Technocratic Temptation15. Destination Moon16. Hooded Falcons: Space Technology and Assured Destruction17. Benign Hypocrisy: American Space Diplomacy18. Big Operator: James Webb's Space Age America19. Second ThoughtsConclusionPart VI. The Heavens and the Earth: The First Twenty-five Years20. Voyages to Tsiolkovskia21. The Quest for a G.O.D.22. A Fire in the SunAppendixAbbreviations used in NotesNotesIndex Review Exhaustively researched, brilliantly conceived, and beautifully written. New York Times Book Review A lucid and comprehensive political history of the American, European, and Russian space programs. New Scientist Once every decade or so, a book comes along that stands by itself as a remarkable contribution to the literature of a field. Such a work is Walter A. McDougall's ... the Heavens and the Earth. Technology and Culture [A] boldly conceived, elegantly written, and unfailingly provocative history of the new age of space. Science This highly acclaimed study approaches the space race as a problem in comparative public policy. The Astronomical Society of the Pacific [An] immensely readable and elegant book. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Promotional The definitive, surprising and highly readable history of the U.S. space program. Forget visionary rhetoric about humans' need to explore the next frontier: McDougal demonstrates how NASA's moon missions grew directly from Hitler's V-2 rocket project at Pennemunde and were all about the classic military necessity of controlling the high ground-in this case the really high ground... [One of] the five best books I have read about the U.S. space program. -- Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down Prizes Winner of Pulitzer Prize for History 1998 (United States) Long Description This highly acclaimed study approaches the space race as a problem in comparative public policy. Drawing on published literature, archival sources in both the United States and Europe, interviews with many of the key participants, and important declassified material, such as the National Security Council's first policy paper on space, McDougall examines U.S., European, and Soviet space programs and their politics. Opening with a short account of Nikolai Kibalchich, a late nineteenth-century Russian rocketry theoretician, McDougall argues that the Soviet Union made its way into space first because it was the world's first ''technocracy''-which he defines as ''the institutionalization of technological change for state purpose.'' He also explores the growth of a political economy of technology in both the Soviet Union and the United States. ''Once every decade or so, a book comes along that stands by itself as a remarkable contribution to the literature of a field. Such a work is Walter A. McDougall's . . . the Heavens and the Earth.''-Technology and Culture ''[A] boldly conceived, elegantly written, and unfailingly provocative history of the new age of space.''-Science ''[An] immensely readable and elegant book''-Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Review Text ""[An] immensely readable and elegant book."" Review Quote "This highly acclaimed study approaches the space race as a problem in comparative public policy."-- The Astronomical Society of the Pacific Promotional "Headline" A widely acclaimed history of the space age. Details ISBN0801857481 Author Walter A. McDougall Pages 584 Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press Language English ISBN-10 0801857481 ISBN-13 9780801857485 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1997 Imprint Johns Hopkins University Press Place of Publication Baltimore, MD Country of Publication United States Birth 1946 Audience Age 17 Subtitle A Political History of the Space Age Short Title HEAVENS & THE EARTH REV/E Edition Description Revised Affiliation University of Pennsylvania DOI 10.1604/9780801857485 NZ Release Date 1997-12-19 US Release Date 1997-12-19 UK Release Date 1997-12-19 Publication Date 1997-12-19 DEWEY 909.82 Illustrations 25 Illustrations, black and white Audience Undergraduate AU Release Date 1997-09-14 We've got thisAt The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICYNo questions asked, 30 day returns! 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