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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: James Clay MoltzPublisher: Stanford University Press Imprint: Stanford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.617kg ISBN: 9780804759144ISBN 10: 0804759146 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 24 June 2008 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsThe intellectual scope and historical detail of Clay Moltz's study are truly impressive. He has brought to bear on a pressing issue in international security both high quality scholarship and pragmatic policy prescriptions. This book is a 'must read' for anyone concerned about the future sustainability of U.S. and global space activities. - John M. Logsdon, Director, Space Policy Institute, The George Washington University Making effective use of the secondary literature, supplemented by insights drawn from interviews with a wide range of officials and access to the relevant archives in the USA and Russia, The Politics of Space Security: Strategic Restraint and the Pursuit of National Interests confirms Moltz's command of his field of study... James Moltz's book serves as a superb primer for understanding the complex and interrelated issues within the fields of space policy and security studies. -John Berryman, University of London, Space Policy James Clay Moltz makes an impressive and timely contribution to security studies and ongoing policy discussions with The Politics of Space Security... Given the complexity of the subject matter and the importance of the dual forces of technology and politics, it is difficult to find fault with this thoughtful and comprehensive volume. -David W. Kearn Jr., St. John's University, Review of Policy Research The intellectual scope and historical detail of Clay Moltz's study are truly impressive. He has brought to bear on a pressing issue in international security both high quality scholarship and pragmatic policy prescriptions. Professor Moltz's book is a must read for anyone concerned about the future sustainability of U.S. and global space activities. -Dr. John M. Logsdon, Director, Space Policy Institute, The George Washington University Clay Moltz reassesses the importance of the superpowers' growing knowledge about harmful effects in the space environment especially space radiation and debris and explains how this environmental learning fundamentally shaped space security interactions during the Cold War. A truly seminal book that not only illuminates an underappreciated factor in past space security decision-making but also sheds light on how environmental learning may play a key role in overcoming challenges and improving future space security. -Dr. Peter Hays, Associate Director, Eisenhower Center for Space and Defense Studies, U.S. Air Force Academy Rarely does a book add to the literature of multiple fields as well as The Politics of Space Security. A must read for both political scientists and policy practitioners, as one of the few books to examine an increasingly critical space security issues through the lens of traditional political science concepts and theory. -Dr. Joan Johnson-Freese, Chair, National Security Decision-Making Department, Naval War College Author InformationJames Clay Moltz is an Associate Professor on the National Security Affairs faculty of the Naval Postgraduate School. He taught previously in the Monterey Institute's Graduate School of International Policy Studies and held various positions at the institute's Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) including CNS deputy director and founding editor of The Nonproliferation Review. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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