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UNINA9910829062503321 |
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Autore |
Tribbe Matthew D. |
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No requiem for the space age : the Apollo moon landings and American culture / / Matthew D. Tribbe |
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Oxfordshire, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-931354-7 |
0-19-938551-3 |
0-19-931353-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (289 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Astronautics - Social aspects - United States - History - 20th century |
Space flight to the moon - United States - History - 20th century |
Popular culture - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Cover""; ""No Requiem for the Space Age: The Apollo Moon Landings and American Culture""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Significant Apollo Missions""; ""No Requiem for the Space Age""; ""Introduction""; ""Part One: On Talking about Apollo""; ""1: “The Message of the Spirit of Apollo�: Commonplace Reactions""; ""2: On the Nihilism of 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""; ""Notes""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1""; ""Chapter 2""; ""Chapter 3""; ""Chapter 4""; ""Chapter 5""; ""Chapter 6""; ""Conclusion""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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