Flying Saucers: An Introduction (Images of Elsewhere, #1)

by Timothy Jenkins

0 ratings • 0 reviews • 0 shelved
Book cover for Flying Saucers

Bookhype may earn a small commission from qualifying purchases. Full disclosure.

«Jenkins’ meticulously researched essay will change how you think about UFOs. The interesting question is not whether flying saucers are real or fake, but rather, in what sociotechnical world were such sightings plausible? A fascinating exploration of military vigilance, technological innovation and changing standards of evidence in the mid-twentieth century.»

(Matei Candea, Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Cambridge)

Flying saucers emerged as objects of concern to an intelligence unit operating within the US Air Force in the early Cold War. This book tracks the progressive identification and conceptualization of the UFO (Unidentified Flying Object) through contemporary documents and...

Read more
  • ISBN13 9781803741581
  • Publish Date 20 November 2024
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Peter Lang International Academic Publishers