Empire of the air : aviation and the American ascendancy / Jenifer Van Vleck.
2013
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Author
Title
Empire of the air : aviation and the American ascendancy / Jenifer Van Vleck.
Imprint
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2013.
Description
1 online resource (401 pages) : illustrations
Formatted Contents Note
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".
Local Note
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Description based on print version record.
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Print version: Van Vleck, Jenifer. Empire of the air : aviation and the American ascendancy. Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2013 370 pages
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Language
English
ISBN
9780674726246 e-book
9780674050945 (hardcover) (alkaline paper)
9780674050945 (hardcover) (alkaline paper)
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