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Empire of the air : aviation and the American ascendancy / / Jenifer Van Vleck



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Autore: Van Vleck Jenifer <1974-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Empire of the air : aviation and the American ascendancy / / Jenifer Van Vleck Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : Harvard University Press, , 2013
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (400 p.)
Disciplina: 401
Soggetto topico: Aeronautics, Commercial - United States - History - 20th century
Aeronautics, Commercial - Political aspects - United States
Aeronautics, Commercial - Social aspects - United States
Aeronautics and state - United States - History - 20th century
Globalization
Soggetto geografico: United States Foreign relations 20th century
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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".
Sommario/riassunto: Jenifer Van Vleck's fascinating history reveals the central role commercial aviation played in the United States' ascent to global preeminence in the twentieth century. As U.S. military and economic influence grew, the federal government partnered with the aviation industry to deliver American power across the globe and to sell the idea of the "American Century" to the public at home and abroad. The airplane promised to extend the frontiers of the United States "to infinity," as Pan American World Airways president Juan Trippe said. As it accelerated the global circulation of U.S. capital, consumer goods, technologies, weapons, popular culture, and expertise, few places remained distant from Wall Street and Washington. Aviation promised to secure a new type of empire--an empire of the air instead of the land, which emphasized access to markets rather than the conquest of territory and made the entire world America's sphere of influence. By the late 1960's, however, foreign airlines and governments were challenging America's control of global airways, and the domestic aviation industry hit turbulent times. Just as the history of commercial aviation helps to explain the ascendance of American power, its subsequent challenges reflect the limits and contradictions of the American Century.
Altri titoli varianti: Aviation and the American ascendancy
Titolo autorizzato: Empire of the air  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-674-72732-0
0-674-72624-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910453340503321
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