000701456 000__ 02556nam\a2200529\i\4500 000701456 001__ 701456 000701456 003__ MiAaPQ 000701456 005__ 20211103003608.0 000701456 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 000701456 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 000701456 008__ 121221s2013\\\\maua\\\\ob\\\\001\0\eng\d 000701456 020__ $$z9780674050945 (hardcover : alk. paper) 000701456 020__ $$a9780674726246$$q(electronic bk.) 000701456 035__ $$a(MiAaPQ)EBC3301344 000701456 035__ $$a(Au-PeEL)EBL3301344 000701456 035__ $$a(CaPaEBR)ebr10782449 000701456 035__ $$a(OCoLC)861199805 000701456 040__ $$aMiAaPQ$$beng$$erda$$epn$$cMiAaPQ$$dMiAaPQ 000701456 043__ $$an-us--- 000701456 050_4 $$aHE9803.A3$$bV26 2013 000701456 0820_ $$a401 000701456 1001_ $$aVan Vleck, Jenifer,$$d1974- 000701456 24510 $$aEmpire of the air :$$baviation and the American ascendancy /$$cJenifer Van Vleck. 000701456 24630 $$aAviation and the American ascendancy 000701456 264_1 $$aCambridge, Massachusetts :$$bHarvard University Press,$$c2013. 000701456 300__ $$a1 online resource (401 pages) :$$billustrations 000701456 336__ $$atext$$2rdacontent 000701456 337__ $$acomputer$$2rdamedia 000701456 338__ $$aonline resource$$2rdacarrier 000701456 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000701456 5050_ $$aIntroduction : 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". 000701456 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000701456 588__ $$aDescription based on print version record. 000701456 61020 $$aPan American World Airways, Inc.$$xHistory. 000701456 650_0 $$aAeronautics, Commercial$$zUnited States$$xHistory$$y20th century. 000701456 650_0 $$aAeronautics, Commercial$$xPolitical aspects$$zUnited States. 000701456 650_0 $$aAeronautics, Commercial$$xSocial aspects$$zUnited States. 000701456 650_0 $$aAeronautics and state$$zUnited States$$xHistory$$y20th century. 000701456 650_0 $$aGlobalization. 000701456 651_0 $$aUnited States$$xForeign relations$$y20th century. 000701456 655_0 $$aElectronic books 000701456 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aVan Vleck, Jenifer.$$tEmpire of the air : aviation and the American ascendancy.$$dCambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2013$$z9780674050945$$w(DLC)17571040 000701456 852__ $$bebk 000701456 85640 $$3ProQuest Ebook Central Academic Complete $$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=3301344$$zOnline Access 000701456 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:701456$$pGLOBAL_SET 000701456 980__ $$aBIB 000701456 980__ $$aEBOOK 000701456 982__ $$aEbook 000701456 983__ $$aOnline