Empire of the air : aviation and the American ascendancy /

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Jenifer Van Vleck's Empire of the Air reveals the central role commercial aviation played in the U.S. ascent to global preeminence in the twentieth century, as the federal government partnered with the aviation industry to deliver American power across the globe and sell the idea of the "A...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Van Vleck, Jenifer, 1974-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2013.
Temas:
Pan American World Airways, Inc. > History.
Pan American World Airways, Inc.
1900-1999
Aeronautics, Commercial > United States > History > 20th century.
Aeronautics, Commercial > Political aspects > United States.
Aeronautics, Commercial > Social aspects > United States.
Aeronautics and state > United States > History > 20th century.
Globalization.
Transports aériens > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Transports aériens > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Mondialisation.
globalism.
TRANSPORTATION > Ships & Shipbuilding > Pictorial.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Aeronautics and state.
Aeronautics, Commercial.
Aeronautics, Commercial > Political aspects.
Aeronautics, Commercial > Social aspects.
Diplomatic relations.
Gesellschaft
Globalisierung
Luftfahrt
United States > Foreign relations > 20th century.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 20e siècle.
United States.
USA
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : the logic of the air
  • The Americanization of the airplane
  • Good neighbors are close neighbors
  • Global visions, national interests
  • "America's lifeline to Africa"
  • From open door to open sky
  • Mass air travel and the routes of the Cold War
  • The jet age and the limits of American power
  • Conclusion : "Empires rise and empires fall."

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