Michael Salla - Exopolitics; Political Implications of the Extraterrestrial Presence

This book marks a personal transition where I traveled from being a respected university academic with a regular salary, professional status and network of scholarly peers in the field of peace studies, to a place firmly on the outside of the hallowed halls of academia. In this strange territory, my new research interest in extraterrestrials and their political implications were dismissed, my peer network vanished, and my hope for remuneration for my research was non-existent.

This book would not have been possible were it not for the encouragement and support of a number of individuals who believed in the importance of this project, and my abilities to break new ground in a field which inspired little scholarly interest. These individuals stood by me as I fiercely continued my efforts to research and write in this new field while my personal finances dried up, and I found myself struggling to complete the final research and writing.

First I must thank Carol Adler, President of Dandelion Books, who at a very early stage when just a few online articles had been published on my website, www.exopolitics.org, gave her enthusiastic support for a book to be eventually published from these first efforts, that would deal with the political implications of extraterrestrial presence not disclosed by national governments. She gave me the confidence that my work was suitable for a far wider audience than I was reaching from my website, and inspired me to continue my efforts to continue the research and writing. Thank you very much, Carol!

A number of individuals stand out for their unwavering support for me while doing the necessary research and writing for this book, and in their personal encouragement despite the setbacks I was experiencing. First, Id like to thank my good friend, Dr. John King, who has been untiring in his support and encouragement, and generously provided me with his holiday home while I completed chapter three of this book. Great thanks to Janice Smith, who was a steadfast friend in her unwavering support in those transitional periods when I needed it most.

Many thanks also to Susan Burton, who provided the warm hospitality and research environment for writing chapters two and four. Great thanks also to Art Miller, who also opened his home and provided the research environment so I could complete the final chapter to this book and edit the entire manuscript for submission to Dandelion Books, and to Navin Kulshreshtha for being the catalyst to make it happen. Finally, I am grateful to Hugh Matlock who also opened his home and provided the research environment so that I could safely get this book through the various stages of the production process.

I also wish to thank the following individuals for their generous financial support that allowed me to complete the research, writing and editing for this book: Janice Smith, Frank Scott, Warren Bellis, and Vonda and Fred Janson. I also thank Jim Grapek for his financial support just when I needed it.

Finally, I wish to thank my children, Sebastian and Kalinda, for the sacrifices they had to endure as I pursued a field of study that may have sparked the fire of scholarly passion, but drained the financial resources so vital to fulfilling a childs expectations of a normal lifestyle in an affluent Western society. I dedicate this book to them and the world we bequeath them.

Copyright, 2004, by Michael E. Salla, PhD

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Salla, Michael E.

Exopolitics: political implications of the extraterrestrial presence

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 2003112497

ISBN 1-893302-56-3

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