Gender and the Race for Space: Masculinity and the American Astronaut, 1957-1983 - Hardcover
by Erinn McComb
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Availability:In StockContributor:Erinn McCombSeries:Anthem Intercultural Transfer StudiesPublish date:6/10/2025Pages:304
Language:EnglishPublisher:Anthem PressISBN-13:9781839987175ISBN-10:1839987170UPC:9781839987175Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Military, Modern, WomenBook Topic:Aviation & Space, 20th CenturySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.81 inchesWeight:1.2721Product ID:SCQKR97778
Gender and the Race for Space: Masculinity and the American Astronaut, 1957-1983
This book chronicles the history of early spaceflight and asks how American gender culture shaped the public image of the American astronaut and spaceflight technology during some of the tensest years of the Cold War era. While historians have pieced together the story of American women's fight for spaceflight, this work adds to the narrative by analyzing masculinity and the astronaut image by...
Series: Anthem Intercultural Transfer Studies
Language:EnglishPublisher:Anthem PressISBN-13:9781839987175ISBN-10:1839987170UPC:9781839987175Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Military, Modern, WomenBook Topic:Aviation & Space, 20th CenturySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.81 inchesWeight:1.2721Product ID:SCQKR97778
Erinn McComb, PhD, is Associate Professor of History at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, Texas. She researches the intersection of gender with foreign policy, science, and technology.
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