Anti-astropolitik - Outer space and the orbit of geography

Progress in Human Geography

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 592-615

  MacDonald, Fraser ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Astropolitik; Geography; Geopolitics; Orbit; Outer space; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

GEOPOLITICS; HUMAN GEOGRAPHY; SATELLITE NAVIGATION SYSTEM;

ARMERIA;

EID: 36049025614     PISSN: 03091325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309132507081492     Document Type: Article

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