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Author:   Natalie Bormann (Northeastern University, Boston, USA) ,  Michael Sheehan (University of Wales, Swansea, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.500kg
ISBN:  

9780415622325

ISBN 10:   0415622328
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   29 March 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Unbundling Sovereignty, Territory and the State in Outer Space: Two Approaches 2. Space Weapons – Dream, Nightmare or Reality? 3. Critical Astropolitics: The Geopolitics of Space Control and the Transformation of State Sovereignty 4. The Spaces between Us: The Gendered Politics of Outer Space 5. The Lost Dimension: A Spatial Reading of US Weaponisation of Space 6. Haunted Dreams: Critical Theory, Technology and the Militarization of Space 7. The (power) Politics of Space: The US Astropolitical Discourse on Global Dominance in the War on Terror 8. Between Blind Faith and Deep Scepticism: The ‘Weaponisation of Space’ and the Canadian Debate on Ballistic Missile Defence 9. The Mice that Soar: Smaller States Perspectives on Space Weaponisation 10. Profaning the Path to the Sacred: The Militarisation of the European Space Programme 11. Neo-Realism and the Galileo and GPS Negotiations 12. Pol Sci-Fi 101: Lessons from Science Fiction Television for Global and Outer Space Politics

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Natalie Bormann teaches at the Department of Politics at Northeastern University, Boston, USA. Previously she held a position at the Watson Insititute for International Studies, Brown University. She is the author of National Missile Defence and the Politics of US Identity: A Poststructuralist Critique. Michael Sheehan is Professor of International Relations at the University of Wales, Swansea. His publications include The International Politics of Space; International Security: An Analytical Survey; National and International Security; Balance of Power: History and Theory; The Arms Race; and Arms Control: Theory and Practice.

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