{"product_id":"rockets-and-revolution-9780803255227","title":"Rockets and Revolution","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffers a multifaceted study of the race toward space in the first half of the twentieth century, examining how the Russian, European, and American pioneers competed against one another in the early years to acquire the fundamentals of rocket science, engineer simple rockets, and ultimately prepare the path for human spaceflight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"For anyone familiar with the history of spaceflight—particularly in America—this book will be immensely rewarding.\"—Hunter Hollins, \u003ci\u003eQuest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Highly recommended.\"\u003ci\u003e—Midwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eRockets and Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e brings a variety of new sources and a refreshing perspective into the debates about the cultural dimensions of spaceflight.\"\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eSlava Gerovitch, \u003ci\u003eCritCom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eRockets and Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e succeeds in offering a cultural history of the space age.\"—Paul Josephson, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A remarkably rich study.\"—Michael K. Launer, \u003ci\u003eSlavic and East European Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A refreshing perspective on the universal thrust for space exploration.”—Colin Burgess, Outward Odyssey series editor and author of \u003ci\u003eLiberty Bell 7: The Suborbital Mercury Flight of Virgil I. Grissom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Tables\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 1. The Surveillance of Outer Space and the Russian Empire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Envisioning the Biological Universe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Mystical Economies of Earth and Space\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. The Mechanics of Interplanetary Travel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 2. The Mastery of Time and the Bolshevik Revolution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Lyrical Cosmism of the Russian Revolution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. The Pioneers and the Spaceflight Imperative\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Rocket Spaceships as Science Fictions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. The Origins and Ends of Life on Earth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 3. The Rise of Rocket Science and the Soviet Union\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. The First Foundations of Astronautics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. A Race into the Stratosphere\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. Stalinism and the Genesis of Cosmonautics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48737364083031,"sku":"9780803255227","price":22.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780803255227.jpg?v=1723811153","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rockets-and-revolution-9780803255227","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}