Earth, Cosmos and Culture

Earth, Cosmos and Culture

Geographies of Outer Space in Britain, 1900-2020

Dunnett, Oliver Tristan

Taylor & Francis Inc

04/2021

194

Dura

Inglês

9780815356288

15 a 20 dias

530

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1. Introduction: Geographies of Outer Space in Britain 2. Science Fictional Foundations: A Comparative Literary Geography of H G Wells and Olaf Stapledon 3. Synthesising Outer Space: The British Interplanetary Society 4. Outer Space and Popular Culture in Post-War Britain 5. The British Space Programme: Geopolitics and Empire 6. Interstellar Exploration: Project Daedalus and the Extra-Solar Universe 7. Space Exploration, Science and Nationalism 8. Conclusion: Diverse Cultures, Possible Futures
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