Cultures and Caricatures of British Imperial Aviation - Passengers, Pilots, Publicity

Informationen zum Autor Gordon Pirie is Professor of Geography at the University of the Western Cape in greater Cape Town, South Africa Klappentext Looks at the new activity of transcontinental civil flying in the 1930s and its extension of British imperial attitudes and practices. Gathers new evidence to distil the age, class, gender and occupational profiles of people who used private and commercial aircraft and looks at how flying in the period was and is romanticised and caricatured. 'In all, this is a fascinating view of a bygone era.' Airways, 1 July 2013 -- . Zusammenfassung Looks at the new activity of transcontinental civil flying in the 1930s and its extension of British imperial attitudes and practices. Gathers new evidence to distil the age! class! gender and occupational profiles of people who used private and commercial aircraft and looks at how flying in the period was and is romanticised and caricatured. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis General editor's introduction1. Introduction PART I Private flying2. Aerial adventure3. Seeking supremacy4. Imperial encountersPART II Commercial flying5. 'PAX' Britannica 6. Imperial journeys7. Personifying EmpirePART III Virtual flying 8. Imperial plumage9. Imperial passages10. Re-flying Empire11. ConclusionIndex

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Gordon Pirie, PIRIE GORDON
• Con la collaborazione di: John M. Mackenzie (Editore), Andrew Thompson (Editore)
• Editore: Manchester University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.06.2012
• EAN: 9780719086823
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-8682-3
• Pagine: 264
• Serie: Studies in Imperialism; Studies in Imperialism
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Veicoli, aerei , imbarcazioni, viaggi aerospaziali > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie, manuali; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Singoli rami economici, branche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Età moderna fino al 1918