The Heavens and the Earth: A Political History of the Space Age (Revised)

Drawing on published literature, archival sources in both the United States and Europe, interviews with key participants, and important declassified material, McDougall presents the stories of the U.S., European, and Soviet space programs as fascinating examples of comparative public policy. McDougall argues that the Soviet Union made its way into space first because it employed the world's first "technocracy." Discussing the political leadership of Khrushchev, Eiscuhower, Kennedy, and Johnson, he makes clear why the United States quickly developed its own version of state-driven technology, how it succeeded, and what it cost - materially and morally.

Author: Walter A. McDougall
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 09/25/1997
Pages: 584
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.95lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.60d
ISBN: 9780801857485
Award: Pulitzer Prize - Winner

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/29/1997

About the Author

Walter A. McDougall is Alloy-Ansin Professor of International Relations at the University of Pennsylvania, and editor of Orbis: A Journal of World Affairs. He is also author of France's Rhineland Diplomacy, 1914-1942: The Last Bid for a Balance of Power in Europe.

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