The Heavens and the Earth: A Political History of the Space Age

by Walter A. McDougall

Overview

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History for 1986, this highly acclaimed study approaches the space race as a problem in comparative public policy. Drawing on exhaustive research, author and ORBIS editor Walter A. McDougall examines U.S., European, and Soviet space programs and their politics. 25 illustrations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781597401654
Publisher:	ACLS History E-Book Project
Publication date:	01/01/2001
Pages:	584
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.44(d)

About the Author

Walter A. McDougall is Alloy-Ansin Professor of International Relations at the University of Pennsylvania, and editor of Orbis: A Journal of World Affairs. He is also author of France's Rhineland Diplomacy, 1914—1942: The Last Bid for a Balance of Power in Europe.

Editorial Reviews

The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian examines the competing U.S. and Soviet space programs. (Oct.)

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