Eisenhower's Sputnik Moment : The Race for Space and World Prestige, Hardcove...

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Eisenhower's Sputnik Moment : The Race for Space and World Prestige, Hardcover by Mieczkowski, Yanek, ISBN 0801451507, ISBN-13 9780801451508, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UK Mieczkowski (history, Dowling College, Long Island, New York) argues that the panic following the launch of the Sputnik satellite by the Soviet Union in October 1957 was a phenomenon of the press and politicians capitalizing on the event for attention and electoral gain. It demonstrates the divergence between popular opinion and elite voices, he says, a gap that some historians have tried to paper over by describing the public as fearful and traumatized. He explores the perception and reality of Sputnik in the contexts of Eisenhower's presidency, the Cold War, and the space race. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()

• ISBN: 9780801451508
• Condition: Fine

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