Scramble for the skies : the great power competition to control the resources of outer space

Author/Creator:

Goswami, Namrata, author

Publication/Creation:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2020]

Resource Type:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Scramble for the skies : the great power competition to control the resources of outer space / Namrata Goswami and Peter A. Garretson

Related/Included Titles:

Introducing the concept of great power competition for space resources --
The role of myths, history and strategic culture on space-based resources --
The epistemic community and the foundations of discourse in the United States --
U.S. strategy and space resource ambitions --
China's strategy and space resource ambitions --
India's strategy and space resource ambitions --
Middle power strategy and ambitions for space resources: Luxembourg and the UAE --
Are we observing the beginning of a race or scramble for space resources? : scenarios and concluding thoughts.

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Additional Author/Creators:

Garretson, Peter A., author

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

History

Subjects:

Space industrialization--China
Space industrialization--India
Space industrialization--United States
Space race
Outer space--Exploration--Economic aspects--China
Outer space--Exploration--India
Outer space--Exploration--Economic aspects--United States

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Introducing the concept of great power competition for space resources -- The role of myths, history and strategic culture on space-based resources -- The epistemic community and the foundations of discourse in the United States -- U.S. strategy and space resource ambitions -- China's strategy and space resource ambitions -- India's strategy and space resource ambitions -- Middle power strategy and ambitions for space resources: Luxembourg and the UAE -- Are we observing the beginning of a race or scramble for space resources? : scenarios and concluding thoughts.

Summary:

With a focus on China, the United States, and India, Scramble for the Skies examines the ambitions of the second space race. Namrata Goswami and Peter A. Garretson explain how international competition, strategic culture, and elite preferences influence the development of national space programs, policy, and law. -- Back cover

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

xx, 444 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9937398397102486

ISBN:

1498583113
9781498583114

OCLC Number:

1190786306

Barcode:

010003497740