Space travel and culture
Subtitle: from Apollo to space tourism
By: edited by Martin Parker and David Bell.
Contributors: Parker, Martin, 1962-; Bell, David, 1965 Feb. 12-
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9781405193320
Subjects: Astronautics -- History; Astronautics -- Social aspects; Astronautics and civilization; Astronautics -- Political aspects; Space tourism; Popular culture; Outer space -- Exploration -- History
Description: 'Space Travel and Culture' explores the significance of the first Apollo moon landing and how the countless books, films and products associated with factual space fiction had an affect on popular culture and artistic practice, but not social sciences and humanities.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.