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No requiem for the space age : the Apollo moon landings and American culture / Matthew D. Tribbe.
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780199385515 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Project Apollo (U.S.) -- Public opinion -- History -- 20th century | Astronautics -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Space flight to the moon -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Popular culture -- United StatesAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199313525DDC classification: 629.4540973 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: 'No Requiem for the Space Age' paints a portrait of a nation in the midst of questioning the very values that had guided it through the post-war years as it began to develop new conceptions of progress that had little to do with blasting ever more men to the moon. Here is a narrative of the 1960s and 1970s unlike any told before, with the story of Apollo as the story of America itself in a time of dramatic cultural change.| Item type | Current library | Copy number | Status | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'No Requiem for the Space Age' paints a portrait of a nation in the midst of questioning the very values that had guided it through the post-war years as it began to develop new conceptions of progress that had little to do with blasting ever more men to the moon. Here is a narrative of the 1960s and 1970s unlike any told before, with the story of Apollo as the story of America itself in a time of dramatic cultural change.
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