The Province of All Mankind is the story of a powerful idea about the cosmos. Born in the science-fiction literature of the nineteenth century and maturing in the Age of Apollo, this idea held that outer space should be preser...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 15-Jul-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Cornell University Press, ISBN-13: 9781501781964)
The Province of All Mankind is the story of a powerful idea about the cosmos. Born in the science-fiction literature of the nineteenth century and maturing in the Age of Apollo, this idea held that outer space should be preser...Lasīt vairāk
This book offers a state-of-the-art overview of contemporary social and cultural research on outer space. With over thirty contributors, it explores the question of why and how to study outer space and provides scholars, practitioners and upper-le...Lasīt vairāk
It all began on the evening of October 4, 1957, with a faint radio signal from the Soviet Sputnik satellite and became an era of futuristic design that shaped the culture of the 1950s and 60s. From iconic furniture to avant-garde architecture, this b...Lasīt vairāk
We have entered a recent zeitgeist; the era of the new space age, driven by billionaires, technological advancements, and a few dominating state powers. While the race to space may be said to offer new opportunities for humanity, we ask, is it...Lasīt vairāk
This book offers readers a critical analysis of space expansionism and todays race to space that has come to define our contemporary era. Taking a retrospective and prospective approach, the book delves into the choices being made and the justifi...Lasīt vairāk
This book explores new methods and perspectives in the anthropology of outer space. For the past ten years, scholarship of outer space has grown significantly in the social sciences. Now, an international community of anthropologists is starting t...Lasīt vairāk
This book explores new methods and perspectives in the anthropology of outer space. For the past ten years, scholarship of outer space has grown significantly in the social sciences. Now, an international community of anthropologists is starting t...Lasīt vairāk
As humans expand the frequency and scale of interactions off-planet, Space Criminology ponders the nature of crime, harm and transgression in outer space and possible responses to these. The first book of its kind, it discusses the dynamics...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 28-Mar-2024, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Fast company Press, ISBN-13: 9781639080670)
Ever wondered what space can do for you? ?The next great leap forward in human innovation is here. Introducing . . . The Orbital Age. And its all happening in low-Earth orbit (LEO) a mere 250 miles above Earths surface...Lasīt vairāk
As humans expand the frequency and scale of interactions off-planet, Space Criminology ponders the nature of crime, harm and transgression in outer space and possible responses to these. The first book of its kind, it discusses the dynamics...Lasīt vairāk
Cosmopolitanism is commonly associated today with the idea that the forces of globalization could be tempered by new forms of cosmopolitan governance, an idea that was popular among some political theorists in the late 20th century but seems increasi...Lasīt vairāk
Cosmopolitanism is commonly associated today with the idea that the forces of globalization could be tempered by new forms of cosmopolitan governance, an idea that was popular among some political theorists in the late twentieth century but seems...Lasīt vairāk
Naira and Tarquin have escaped the pull of a dying planet, and are now bound together to find the truth behind the all-powerful Mercator family and the blight that has been killing habitable planets. But the Mercator secrets are buried deep, and Tar...Lasīt vairāk
The Routledge Handbook of Social Studies of Outer Space offers state-of-the-art overview of contemporary social and cultural research on outer space. International in scope, the thirty-eight contributions by over fifty leading researchers a...Lasīt vairāk
Militarizing Outer Space explores the dystopian and destructive dimensions of the Space Age and challenges conventional narratives of a bipolar Cold War rivalry. Concentrating on weapons, warfare and vio lence, this provocativ...Lasīt vairāk
This study examines Soviet science fiction cinema from 1957 to 1990 and its relation to the space age. The author examines dozens of films and examines their aesthetics and how the films related to conceptions of the future, utopia, the ideo...Lasīt vairāk
