02435nam a2200457 i 4500 ebr10782449 CaPaEBR m o d cr cn||||||||| 121221s2013 maua ob 001 0 eng|d 9780674050945 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780674726246 (e-book) CaPaEBR eng rda pn CaPaEBR (OCoLC)874132953 n-us--- HE9803.A3 V26 2013eb 401 Van Vleck, Jenifer, 1974- Empire of the air : aviation and the American ascendancy / Jenifer Van Vleck. Aviation and the American ascendancy Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2013. 1 online resource (401 pages) : illustrations text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. 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". Description based on print version record. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Pan American World Airways, Inc. History. 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. United States Foreign relations 20th century. Electronic books. Print version: Van Vleck, Jenifer. Empire of the air : aviation and the American ascendancy. Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2013 370 pages 9780674050945 (DLC)17571040 ebrary. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10782449 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 134961 134961