Empire in the Air : Airline Travel and the African Diaspora /

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Empire in the Air is at once a history of aviation, and an examination of how air travel changed lives along the transatlantic corridor of the African diaspora. Focusing on Britain and its Caribbean colonies, Chandra Bhimull reveals how the black West Indies shaped the development of British Airways...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Bhimull, Chandra D. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2017]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Imperial Airways.
Imperial Airways > History.
Airlines.
African diaspora.
TRANSPORTATION > Ships & Shipbuilding > Pictorial.
Africains > Pays etrangers > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Compagnies de transport aerien > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siecle.
African diaspora > History > 20th century.
Airlines > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Great Britain.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Passing
  • Introduction
  • Opening Up
  • 1. Groundwork
  • 2. Ascent
  • Direction
  • 3. Speed
  • 4. Planes
  • Air Craft
  • 5. Routes
  • 6. Descent
  • Trails
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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