Oliver Tristan Dunnett

Earth, Cosmos and Culture (eBook, PDF)

Geographies of Outer Space in Britain, 1900-2020

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Produktbeschreibung

This book traces the development of diverse British cultures of outer space, utilizing key geographical concepts such as landscape, place, and national identity.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. April 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429633126
• Artikelnr.: 61240885

Autorenporträt

Oliver Tristan Dunnett is a lecturer in human geography at Queen's University Belfast. His research focuses on the ways in which the cultures and politics of outer space, science and technology are connected to questions of place, landscape and identity in a variety of local, regional and national contexts.

Inhaltsangabe

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