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.
Exhaustively researched, brilliantly conceived, and beautifully writtenNew 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
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780801857485 |
| ISBN 10 | 0801857481 |
| Title | the Heavens and the Earth |
| Author | Walter A Mcdougall |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Year published | 1997-12-19 |
| Number of pages | 584 |
| Prizes | Winner of Pulitzer Prize for History 1998 (United States) |
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