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Space and the American imagination / Howard E. McCurdy.
Van Pelt Library TL789.8.U5 M338 1997
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McCurdy, Howard E.
- Series:
- Smithsonian history of aviation series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Astronautics--United States--Public opinion.
- Astronautics.
- Mass media--United States--Influence.
- Mass media.
- Public opinion.
- United States.
- Astronautics and state--United States.
- Astronautics and state.
- Physical Description:
- x, 294 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Press, [1997]
- Summary:
- Examining popular images that have helped motivate the most ambitious civil space program in the world, McCurdy argues that the spacefaring dream tapped into several of America's most deeply rooted cultural ideals. He also explains how space advocates, playing on the public's Cold War fears, convinced politicians that control of space meant control of the earth.He also contends that the gaps between expectations and reality led to public policy obligated to entertain as well as inform. 43 photos.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-283) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1560987642
- OCLC:
- 36186250
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