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245 10 a| Empire of the airh| [electronic resource] :b| aviation and the American ascendancy /c| Jenifer Van Vleck.;

246 30 a| Aviation and the American ascendancy;

260 a| Cambridge, Massachusetts :b| Harvard University Press,c| 2013.;

300 a| 370 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-355) and index.;

505 0 a| 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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Empire of the air aviation and the American ascendancy / Jenifer Van Vleck.

Author/creator	Van Vleck, Jenifer, 1974-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2013.
Description	370 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Pan American World Airways, Inc.--History. Aeronautics, Commercial--United States. --History. --20th century. Aeronautics, Commercial--United States. --Political aspects. Aeronautics, Commercial--United States. --Social aspects. Aeronautics and state--United States. --History. --20th century. Globalization. United States--Foreign relations. --20th century.

Portion of title	Aviation and the American ascendancy
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".
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-355) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2012051096
ISBN	9780674050945 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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