{"product_id":"down-to-earth-satellite-technologies-industries-and-cultures-new-directions-in-international-studies-9780813552743","title":"Down to Earth Satellite Technologies Industries","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Useful for readers interested in the evolution of media-oriented satellites and the cultures they serve. Recommended.\"\u003cbr\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\"Grounded in fact and garnished with theory, this volume both excites and builds on a renewed appreciation for satellites…a treasurehouse of materials for people who want to figure out the technical colonization of the air!\" -- John Durham Peters * author of Speaking into the Air *\u003cbr\u003e\"Philosophers have looked upward into the starry heavens and been filled with wonder and awe. \u003ci\u003eDown to Earth\u003c\/i\u003e reverses the gaze, revealing how satellites impinge on so many aspects of our lives. Read it before Skynet goes online.\" -- James Der Derian * Brown University *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI Concepts and Cartographies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The Invention of Air Space, Outer Space, and Cyberspace\u003cbr\u003e2. Dethroning the View from Above\u003cbr\u003e3. The Geostationary Orbit\u003cbr\u003e4. “Freedom to Communicate”\u003cbr\u003e5. The NAVSTAR Global Positioning System\u003cbr\u003e6. Satellites, Oil, and Footprints\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eII Satellite Mediascapes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7. From Satellite to Screen\u003cbr\u003e8. Beyond the Terrestrial?\u003cbr\u003e9. Crossing Borders\u003cbr\u003e10. WorldSpace Satellite Radio and the South African Footprint\u003cbr\u003e11. Content vs. Delivery\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII Orbital Matters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e12. When Satellites Fall\u003cbr\u003e13. AFP-731 or The Other Night Sky\u003cbr\u003e14. Microsatellites\u003cbr\u003e15. Disjecta Membra, the Kármán Line, and the 38th Parallel \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors \u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405782688087,"sku":"9780813552743","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780813552743.jpg?v=1730493600","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/down-to-earth-satellite-technologies-industries-and-cultures-new-directions-in-international-studies-9780813552743","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}