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Space Science and the Arab World: Astronauts, Observatories and Nationalism in the Middle East

Autor Jörg Matthias Determann
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 24 iul 2019
When Sultan bin Salman left Earth on the shuttle Discovery in 1985, he became the first Arab, first Muslim and first member of a royal family in space. Twenty-five years later, the discovery of a planet 500 light years away by the Qatar Exoplanet Survey - subsequently named `Qatar-1b' - was evidence of the cutting-edge space science projects taking place across the Middle East. This book identifies the individuals, institutions and national ideologies that enabled Arab astronomers and researchers to gain support for space exploration when Middle East governments lacked interest. Jorg Matthias Determann shows that the conquest of space became associated with national prestige, security, economic growth and the idea of an `Arab renaissance' more generally. Equally important to this success were international collaborations: to benefit from American and Soviet expertise and technology, Arab scientists and officials had to commit to global governance of space and the common interests of humanity. Challenging the view that the golden age of Arabic science and cosmopolitanism was situated in the medieval period, Determann tells the story of the new discoveries and scientific collaborations taking place from the 19th century to the present day. An innovative contribution to Middle East studies and history of science, the book also appeals to increased business, media and political interest in the Arab space industry.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781838600150
ISBN-10: 1838600159
Pagini: 272
Ilustrații: 8 bw integrated
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția I.B.Tauris
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Notă biografică

Joerg Matthias Determann is Assistant Professor of History at Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar. He is the author of Researching Biology and Evolution in the Gulf States and Historiography in Saudi Arabia (both I.B.Tauris). He has been a Postdoctoral Fellow at Zentrum Moderner Orient and Freie Universitat Berlin, and holds a PhD from SOAS, University of London.

Cuprins

LIST OF FIGURES1. ARAB WORLD SCIENCE2. NATIONALISM AND COSMOPOLITANISMStates and starsSpace ArabismModern Islamic astronomyCrossing the cosmos3. EAST COAST AND NEAR EAST COLLEGESCollegiate connectionsEclipse expeditionsResearching astronomy and its Arab history4. STARS OF SCIENCEHot spotsGeology of the MoonDeveloping desertsKoftagate5. SPACE PIONEERSArtificial moons'The frog and prince flight'One planetCosmonauts' cosmopolitanism6. THE ARABS' FINAL FRONTIERHopeGlobal networksEpilogue: Space heritage and the Arab worldACKNOWLEDGEMENTSStyleABREVIATIONSBIBLIOGRAPHYInterviewsPrimary sourcesSecondary sources

Recenzii

The book is valuable as one of the first sustained studies into the burgeoning phenomena of Arab investments in science broadly.
Determann's account is fresh, funny and perceptive.