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03630aam a2200541 i 4500 001 E093E8B4ECCE11E5A64DF5B3DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160318010059 008 150924t20152015nyua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2015013121 020 $a 1137507861 020 $a 9781137507860 035 $a (OCoLC)922639556 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d CDX $d YDXCP $d STF $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- $a t------ $a n-us--- 050 00 $a TL789.8.U5 $b S67 2015 082 00 $a 338.973/0609045 $2 23 084 $a SCI034000 $a HIS036060 $a HIS037070 $a SCI034000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Spiller, James, $d 1967- $e author. 245 10 $a Frontiers for the American century : $b outer space, Antarctica, and Cold War nationalism / $c James Spiller. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Palgrave Macmillan, $c 2015. 300 $a xii, 269 pages : $b black and white illustrations ; $c 23 cm. 490 1 $a Palgrave studies in the history of science and technology 520 2 $a "Frontiers for the American Century compares the cultural politics of the U.S. space and Antarctic programs during the Cold War. It analyzes how culturally salient terms, especially the nationalist motif of the frontier, were used to garner public support for these strategic initiatives and, more generally, United States internationalism during this period"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 2 $a "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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a 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. 610 10 $a United States. $b National Aeronautics and Space Administration $x History. 610 20 $a United States Antarctic Program $x History. 651 0 $a Outer space $x History $x Government policy $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 651 0 $a Antarctica $x History $x American $x History $y 20th century. 651 0 $a Antarctica $x History $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Science and state $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Nationalism $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Cold War $x Political aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958. 650 0 $a Scientific expeditions $x History $y 20th century. 650 7 $a HISTORY $z Europe $x Russia & the Former Soviet Union. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a HISTORY $z United States $x 20th Century. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a HISTORY $x 20th Century. $x 20th Century. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a SCIENCE $x History. $2 bisacsh 830 0 $a Palgrave studies in the history of science and technology. 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191217031237.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826041648.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E093E8B4ECCE11E5A64DF5B3DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search