Empire of the air : aviation and the American ascendancy / Jenifer Van Vleck.
2013
HE9803.A3 V26 2013
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Title
Empire of the air : aviation and the American ascendancy / Jenifer Van Vleck.
Author
Van Vleck, Jenifer, 1974-
ISBN
9780674050945 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780674726246 (electronic bk.)
9780674726246 (electronic bk.)
Published
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2013.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (401 pages) : illustrations
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HE9803.A3 V26 2013
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401
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
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".
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".