Frontiers for the American Century Outer Space, Antarctica, and Cold War Nationalism

by Spiller, James

• ISBN13: 9781137507860
• ISBN10: 1137507861
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2015-09-29
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Space and Antarctic exploration were the most dramatic endeavors of the Cold War. Employing the latest science and technology to explore the remaining frontiers, these programs were designed to stimulate an American Century of freedom and prosperity for humankind. However, these programs came to represent distinctive aspects of the ideal U.S. leadership of the 'Free World.' Frontiers for the American Century: Outer Space, Antarctica, and Cold War Nationalism by James Spiller explores the cultural politics, nationalism, and history that led these programs to different paths of celestial pioneering and environmental guardianship.

Author Biography

James Spiller is Professor of History and Dean of the Graduate School at The College at Brockport, State University of New York, USA.

Table of Contents

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