Empire of the air : aviation and the American ascendancy / / Jenifer Van Vleck |
Autore | Van Vleck Jenifer <1974-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | 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 genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-674-72732-0
0-674-72624-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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". |
Altri titoli varianti | Aviation and the American ascendancy |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453340503321 |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : Harvard University Press, , 2013 | ||
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Empire of the air : aviation and the American ascendancy / / Jenifer Van Vleck |
Autore | Van Vleck Jenifer <1974-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | 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 |
ISBN |
0-674-72732-0
0-674-72624-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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". |
Altri titoli varianti | Aviation and the American ascendancy |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790603103321 |
Van Vleck Jenifer <1974->
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : Harvard University Press, , 2013 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Empire of the air : aviation and the American ascendancy / / Jenifer Van Vleck |
Autore | Van Vleck Jenifer <1974-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | 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 |
ISBN |
0-674-72732-0
0-674-72624-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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". |
Altri titoli varianti | Aviation and the American ascendancy |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821186003321 |
Van Vleck Jenifer <1974->
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : Harvard University Press, , 2013 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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