Frontiers for the American Century Outer Space, Antarctica, and Cold
This book 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 initi
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Frontiers for the American Century Outer Space, Antarctica, and Cold War Nationalism James Spiller
FRONTIERS FOR THE AMERICAN CENTURY
Copyright © James Spiller, 2015. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2015 978-1-137-50786-0 All rights reserved. First published in 2015 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries.
ISBN 978-1-349-56138-4 ISBN 978-1-137-50787-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781137507877 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available from the Library of Congress. A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Knowledge Works (P) Ltd., Chennai, India. First edition: October 2015 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
For A., A., A., & T. Beloved partners in the expedition of life In memory of M.
Contents
List of Figures
ix
Acknowledgments
xi
Introduction: Polar Stars and Stellar Stripes
1
1
Rising to the Sputnik Challenge
21
2
The Space and Antarctic Frontiers
65
3
Antarctica and the Greening of America
113
4
The Grip of the Space Frontier
157
Conclusion: The End of Amer
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