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BL
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631890
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| Main Entry
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Van Vleck, Jenifer,1974-
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| Title & Author
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Empire of the air : : aviation and the American ascendancy /\ Jenifer Van Vleck
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| Page. NO
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370 pages, 22 pages of unnumbered plates :: illustrations, map ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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9780674050945
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: 0674050940
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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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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Pan American World Airways, Inc.-- History
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Aeronautics, Commercial-- United States-- History-- 20th century
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Aeronautics, Commercial-- Political aspects-- United States
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Aeronautics, Commercial-- Social aspects-- United States
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Aeronautics and state-- United States-- History-- 20th century
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Globalization
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United States, Foreign relations, 20th century
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| Dewey Classification
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387.70973
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| LC Classification
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HE9803.A3V26 2013
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| Parallel Title
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Aviation and the American ascendancy
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