No requiem for the space age : the Apollo moon landings and American culture /

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"During the summer of 1969-the summer Americans first walked on the moon-musician and poet Patti Smith recalled strolling down the Coney Island Boardwalk to a refreshment stand, where "pictures of Jesus, President Kennedy, and the astronauts were taped to the wall behind the register."...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tribbe, Matthew D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Temas:
Project Apollo (U.S.) > Public opinion > History > 20th century.
Project Apollo (U.S.)
1900-1999
Astronautics > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Space flight to the moon > History > 20th century.
Popular culture > United States.
Vol vers la Lune > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Culture populaire > États-Unis.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
HISTORY > Social History.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Engineering (General)
Astronautics > Social aspects.
Popular culture.
Public opinion.
Space flight to the moon.
United States.
Electronic books.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part One: On Talking about Apollo
  • 1. "The Message of the Spirit of Apollo": Commonplace Reactions
  • 2. The Nihilism of the WASPs: Norman Mailer in NASA-Land
  • Part Two: On Mastering the Universe
  • 3. Apollo and the "Human Condition"
  • 4. The Thunder of Apollo: A Benevolent Endeavor in a Century of Brutality
  • Part Three: On Rationalism and Neo-Romanticism
  • 5. Turning a Miracle into a Bummer: Squareland, Potland, and the Psychedelic Moon
  • 6. "God is Alive, Magic is Afoot": Moon Voyaging in the Neo-Romantic 1970s
  • Conclusion: In the Wake of Apollo.

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