Book ID: CBB516863320

Frontiers for the American Century: Outer Space, Antarctica, and Cold War Nationalism (2016)

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Spiller, James (Author)


Springer


Publication Date: 2016
Physical Details: 279 pages
Language: English

This book compares the cultural politics of the U.S. space and Antarctic programs during the Cold War. It analyzes how culturally salient terms, especially the nationalist motif of the frontier, were used to garner public support for these strategic initiatives and, more generally, United States internationalism during this period.

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Review Steven J. Dick (2017) Review of "Frontiers for the American Century: Outer Space, Antarctica, and Cold War Nationalism". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (pp. 232-233). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Vittoria, Albertina
Birkenmajer, Krzysztof Ludwik
McCann, Joy
Ciglioni, Laura
Turchetti, Simone
Tammiksaar, Erki
Concepts
Scientific expeditions
Science and politics
Science and culture
Cold War
Travel; exploration
Space programs
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
21st century
20th century, late
Modern
18th century
Places
Antarctica
United States
Australia
Soviet Union
Scandinavia; Nordic countries
Russia
Institutions
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
International Geophysical Year (IGY)
United States Air Force (USAF)
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