Frontiers for the American Century [electronic resource] : Outer Space, Antarctica, and Cold War Nationalism /
Spiller, James.author.
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Polar Stars and Stellar Stripes -- 1. Rising to the Sputnik Challenge -- 2. The Space and Antarctic Frontiers -- 3. Antarctica and the Greening of America -- 4. The Tenacious Grip of the Space Frontier -- Conclusion: The End of American Frontier Nationality.
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.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
United States Antarctic Program
Russia—History.
Europe, Eastern—History.
America—History.
History.
History, Modern.
United States—History.
Russian, Soviet, and East European History.
History of the Americas.
History of Science.
Modern History.
US History.