The Heavens and the Earth: A Political History of the Space Age - Hardcover

McDougall, Walter A

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 159740165X ISBN 13: 9781597401654

Publisher: Basic Books, 1985

Synopsis

Drawing on published literature, archival sources in both the United States and Europe, interviews with key participants, and important declassified material, McDougall presents the stories of the U.S., European, and Soviet space programs as fascinating examples of comparative public policy. McDougall argues that the Soviet Union made its way into space first because it employed the world's first "technocracy." Discussing the political leadership of Khrushchev, Eiscuhower, Kennedy, and Johnson, he makes clear why the United States quickly developed its own version of state-driven technology, how it succeeded, and what it cost - materially and morally.

About this title

Book Description:

Now in paperback—a widely acclaimed history of the space age.

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Basic Books
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 159740165X
• ISBN 13: 9781597401654
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 584