Empire of the air, aviation and the American ascendancy, Jenifer Van Vleck
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- United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century
- Globalization
- Pan American World Airways, Inc. -- History
- Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States -- Social aspects
- Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States -- Political aspects
- Aeronautics and state -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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Empire of the air, aviation and the American ascendancy, Jenifer Van Vleck
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-355) and index
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index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Empire of the air
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bibliographydictionaries
Responsibility statement
Jenifer Van Vleck
Sub title
aviation and the American ascendancy
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"
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Aviation and the American ascendancyEmpire of the Air: Aviation and the American Ascendancy
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