Space is crucial to the politics of the postmodern world. It has seen competition and cooperation in the past fifty years, and is in danger of becoming a battlefield in the next fifty. The International Politics of Space is the first book to bring these crucial themes together and provide a clear and vital picture of how politically important space has become, and what its exploitation might mean for all our futures.
Michael Sheehan analyses the space programmes of the United States, Russia, China, India and the European Space Agency, and explains how central space has become to issues of war and peace, international law, justice and international development, and cooperation between the worlds leading states. It highlights the significance of China and India's commitment to space, and explains how the theories and concepts we use to describe and explain space are fundamental to the possibility of avoiding conflict in space in the future.
This ground-breaking book will be of great interest to students of international relations, space politics and security studies.
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Space is crucial to the politics of the postmodern world. It has seen competition and cooperation in the past fifty years, and is in danger of becoming a battlefield in the next fifty. The International Politics of Space is the first book to bring these crucial themes together and provide a clear and vital picture of how politically important space has become, and what its exploitation might mean for all our futures.
Michael Sheehan analyses the space programmes of the United States, Russia, China, India and the European Space Agency, and explains how central space has become to issues of war and peace, international law, justice and international development, and cooperation between the worlds leading states. It highlights the significance of China and India's commitment to space, and explains how the theories and concepts we use to describe and explain space are fundamental to the possibility of avoiding conflict in space in the future.
This ground-breaking book will be of great interest to students of international relations, space politics and security studies.
Imprint | Routledge |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Series | Space Power and Politics |
Release date | October 2007 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | 2008 |
Authors | Michael Sheehan |
Dimensions | 234 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 240 |
Edition | New |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-39807-7 |
Barcode | 9780415398077 |
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LSN | 0-415-39807-X |