THE RED ROCKETS' GLARE Spaceflight and the Russian Imagination 1857-1957 (Cambridge Centennial of Flight)

SIDDIQI Asif A.

ISBN 10: 1107639328 / ISBN 13: 9781107639324

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2010. 9781107639324, 2014

1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. xiii + 402, with b&w illus (no inscriptions). Seller Inventory # 187289

Synopsis:

An academic study on the birth of the Soviet space program, situating the birth of cosmic enthusiasm within Russian and Soviet history.

About the Author: Asif A. Siddiqi is an Assistant Professor of History at Fordham University. He specializes in the social and cultural history of modern Russia and the history of science and technology. His work has been supported by the American Historical Association, the Smithsonian Institution, the Social Science Research Council, the National Science Foundation, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His prior book, Challenge to Apollo: The Soviet Union and the Space Race, 1945–1974 (2000), received a number of awards including a citation by the Wall Street Journal as one of the best books ever written on space exploration. He received his Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University and currently lives in New York.

Bibliographic Details

Title: THE RED ROCKETS' GLARE Spaceflight and the ...
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010. 9781107639324
Publication Date: 2014
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: 1st Edition