Isbn: 9780306456213 - After Contact (13 results)

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Hardback. Condition: Fair. Albert Harrison examines in detail the psychological, sociological, political, and cultural dimensions of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. By so doing, he firmly establishes that the behavioral and social sciences are as integral to the search as are the physical and biological sciences that have dominated the field up to now. This book offers a useful conceptual framework for rational discussion of extraterrestrial life forms, and provides a detailed analysis of likely human reactions to the detection of extraterrestrial life. Among the many examples that Harrison develops are: how psychological, social, and cultural factors shape people's views about the likelihood of intelligent extraterrestrials and the value of undertaking the search; how our understanding of life on Earth provides a useful framework for thinking about life elsewhere in our galaxy; how historical precedents give us a basis for forecasting human response to "contact"; how agencies such as the CIA inadvertently strengthen the impression of "government cover-up"; and why there is little risk that we will run afoul of an "evil empire. " Harrison sketches our responses to the discovery of extraterrestrial intelligence as individuals, as nations, and as humanity, and concludes that we have good reason for cautious optimism about the progress of the search and the aftermath of contact.…

Hardcover. Condition: fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First edition, Complete Numbers . NOT an ex library book. Clean pages. Dust jacket has no chips or tears, price is not clipped.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Printing. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First printing, full number line. The book is square and unmarked; corners sharp, spine ends lightly bumped. The dust jacket is not price-clipped (original price $28.95); Brodart protected.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Plenum Press hardcover in dust jacket, 1997, 1st edition/1st printing, clean/tight (unread), No marks/tears, minimal wear, Near Fine/Near Fine (like New). We will add a custom fitted mylar cover, bubble-wrap the book and ship it in a BOX with delivery confirmation/tracking. "After Contact" by Albert A. Harrison, 0306456214.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 363pp. Tape shadows to front endpaper, otherwise clean, tight copy in mylar-protected dust jacket.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition/First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good. First Edition/First Printing. Signed & Inscribed By Author. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed & Inscribed By Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper.