The international politics of space
The year 2007 will see the 50th anniversary of the Space Age, which began with the launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in October 1957. Since that time, the development of space technology has revolutionised many aspects of life on Earth, from satellite television to mobile phones, the internet...
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Routledge ,
c2007
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| Series: | Space, power and politics
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Perceptions of space and international theory
- 2. Propaganda and national interest: scientific socialism and the Soviet space programme, 1957-69
- The new frontier : US space policy, 1957-72
- 3. International cooperation in space
- 5. European integration and space
- 6. Space as a force multiplier
- 7. Space control
- 8. Space, justice, and international development
- 9. India: security through space
- 10. China : the long march into space
- 11. Cooperation and competition in the post-Cold War era