The rarified air of the modern : airplanes and technological modernity in the Andes / Willie Hiatt.
2016
TL525.P4 H53 2016
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Title
The rarified air of the modern : airplanes and technological modernity in the Andes / Willie Hiatt.
Author
Hiatt, Willie, author.
ISBN
9780190248932 (electronic book)
Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations.
Call Number
TL525.P4 H53 2016
Dewey Decimal Classification
387.70985
Summary
This study examines technology, modern identity, and history-making in Peru by telling the story of the surprising success of Peruvian pilots in European aviation competitions in 1910, and how their achievements generated great optimism that this new technology could lift the country out of its self-perceived backwardness.
Note
This study examines technology, modern identity, and history-making in Peru by telling the story of the surprising success of Peruvian pilots in European aviation competitions in 1910, and how their achievements generated great optimism that this new technology could lift the country out of its self-perceived backwardness.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 5, 2016).
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Print version: 9780190248901
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