{"product_id":"astrotopia-the-dangerous-religion-of-the-corporate-space-race","title":"Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eAstrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eMary-Jane Rubenstein\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780226833385\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eUniversity of Chicago Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2024\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA revealing look at the parallel mythologies behind the colonization of Earth and space-and a bold vision for a more equitable, responsible future both on and beyond our planet.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As environmental, political, and public health crises multiply on Earth, we are also at the dawn of a new space race in which governments team up with celebrity billionaires to exploit the cosmos for human gain. The best-known of these pioneers are selling different visions of the future: while Elon Musk and SpaceX seek to establish a human presence on Mars, Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin work toward moving millions of earthlings into rotating near-Earth habitats. Despite these distinctions, these two billionaires share a core utopian project: the salvation of humanity through the exploitation of space. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eAstrotopia\u003c\/i\u003e, philosopher of science and religion Mary-Jane Rubenstein pulls back the curtain on the not-so-new myths these space barons are peddling, like growth without limit, energy without guilt, and salvation in a brand-new world. As Rubenstein reveals, we have already seen the destructive effects of this frontier zealotry in the centuries-long history of European colonialism. Much like the imperial project on Earth, this renewed effort to conquer space is presented as a religious calling: in the face of a coming apocalypse, some very wealthy messiahs are offering an other-worldly escape to a chosen few. But Rubenstein does more than expose the values of capitalist technoscience as the product of bad mythologies. She offers a vision of exploring space without reproducing the atrocities of earthly colonialism, encouraging us to find and even make stories that put cosmic caretaking over profiteering.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race | Mary-Jane Rubenstein | Paperback | 9780226833385 | New | Economics \u0026 Business 1581405","offer_id":50622317986050,"sku":"1581405","price":38.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/81wMoi0CniL.jpg?v=1791194855","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/astrotopia-the-dangerous-religion-of-the-corporate-space-race","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}