Apollo in the Age of Aquarius
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Nature, Environment, Environmental Conservation & Protection, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
| Author: | Neil M. Maher | ISBN: | 9780674977822 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | March 27, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Neil M. Maher |
| ISBN: | 9780674977822 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | March 27, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
In summer 1969, astronauts landed on the moon and hippie hordes descended on Woodstock—two era-defining events that are not entirely coincidental. Neil M. Maher shows how NASA’s celestial aspirations were tethered to terrestrial concerns of the time: the civil rights struggle, the antiwar movement, environmentalism, feminism, and the culture wars.
In summer 1969, astronauts landed on the moon and hippie hordes descended on Woodstock—two era-defining events that are not entirely coincidental. Neil M. Maher shows how NASA’s celestial aspirations were tethered to terrestrial concerns of the time: the civil rights struggle, the antiwar movement, environmentalism, feminism, and the culture wars.
