Description
Book SynopsisArgues that settling Mars offers a transformative opportunity to avoid the mistakes of the past by ‘liberating Mars’ as a sovereign planet from the start. Rather than see space as a way to escape human problems on Earth, Mars presents humanity with a challenge to address these problems by thinking about the theory and practice of civilization.
Trade Review"As we enter the New Space Age, one of many far-reaching questions is whether Mars should become a sovereign and autonomous planetary state or follow some other governance model. The mind reels at the political and scientific implications applied on a planetary scale, but in this timely and original volume Jacob Haqq-Misra addresses the issues of Martian governance solidly, passionately, and readably. This book constitutes a significant contribution to the rather sparse literature on the societal implications of space exploration."—Steven J. Dick, former NASA Chief Historian
Table of ContentsPreface
1. Why Live in Space
2. Sovereignty on Earth
3. The Outer Space Treaty
4. the Law of the Sea
5. The Antarctic Treaty System
6. Cooperative Sovereignty on Mars
7. Transformative Value
8. Sovereign Mars
9. Deep Altruism
10. Think Like a Martian
Afterword
Notes
Bibliography
Index
