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Informationen zum Autor Victoria Vantoch is a journalist and historian whose work has appeared in the Washington Post, U.S. News and World Report, and the Los Angeles Times. She is the author of The Threesome Handbook and has a doctorate in history from the University of Southern California. Klappentext Victoria Vantoch takes us on a fascinating journey into the golden era of air travel. The Jet Sex explores the much-mythologized stewardess within the context of the Cold War, globalization, and the emerging culture of glamour to reveal how beauty and sexuality were critical to national identity and international politics. Zusammenfassung Victoria Vantoch takes us on a fascinating journey into the golden era of air travel. The Jet Sex explores the much-mythologized stewardess within the context of the Cold War! globalization! and the emerging culture of glamour to reveal how beauty and sexuality were critical to national identity and international politics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter 1. Flying Nurses, Lady Pilots, and the Rise of Commercial Aviation Chapter 2. The Rise of the Stewardess Chapter 3. Breaking the Race Barrier Chapter 4. A New Jet-Winged World Chapter 5. Vodka, Tea, or Me? Chapter 6. From Warm-Hearted Hostesses to In-Flight Strippers Chapter 7. Beautiful Beehives and Feminist Consciousness Notes Index Note on Sources Acknowledgments
