Space Science and the Arab World: Astronauts, Observatories and Nationalism in the Middle East
Autor Jörg Matthias Determannen Limba Engleză Paperback – 24 iul 2019
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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
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.
Determann's account is fresh, funny and perceptive.