Interplanetary Liberty

This is a brilliant and compelling book, written with great knowledge and understanding. * ANTHONY PAGDEN, Professor of political science and history at the University of California, Los Angeles and author of The Enlightenment and Why It Still Matters * If you have ever thought about the future of humanity in outer space, this book should be very high on your list. * FRANS VON DER DUNK, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Research Professor at the Lazarski University, Warsaw and author of The Handbook of Space Law * Can classical liberal political theories prevent tyranny and despotism in space? This is the central question that is compellingly examined in this fascinating book. * SASKIA VERMEYLEN, Reader in Law, Law School, University of Strathclyde, Scotland * This is a book that should be read by anyone interested in the broader philosophical questions of human space exploration. * CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN, Professor of Space Law and Policy at Northumbria University * This is an important book for building our future in space. * MARTIN ELVIS, Astrophysicist and author of Asteroids: How Love, Fear, and Greed Will Determine Our Future in Space * Interplanetary Liberty offers an engaging exploration of liberal political thought applied to human space expansion, and in so doing provides a much-needed examination of the scope and fitness of democratic principles of governance for prospective space societies. * JAMES SCHWARTZ, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Wichita State University and author of The Value of Science in Space Exploration *