Frontiers for the American Century
Outer Space, Antarctica, and Cold War Nationalism
Part of the Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology book series (PSHST)
About this book
Introduction
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.
Keywords
America Cold War nationalism politics space stars USA
Bibliographic information
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137507877
- Copyright Information The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2015
- Publisher Name Palgrave Macmillan, New York
- eBook Packages Palgrave History Collection
- Print ISBN 978-1-349-56138-4
- Online ISBN 978-1-137-50787-7
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