Beschreibung:
This book examines the interaction of international politics and space, using case studies and various theoretical approaches to international relations.
Introduction, 1. Perceptions of space and international political theory, 2. Propaganda and national interest: scientific socialism and the Soviet space programme 1957-69, 3. The new frontier: US space policy 1957-72, 4. International cooperation in space, 5. European integration and space, 6. Space as a military force multiplier, 7. Space control, 8. Space, justice and international development, 9. India: security through space, 10. China: the long march into space, 11. Cooperation and competition in the post-Cold War era, Notes, Bibliography, Index