This study examines technology, modern identity, and history-making in Peru by telling the story of the surprising success of Peruvian pilots in European aviation competitions in 1910, and how their achievements generated great optimism that this new technology could lift the country out of its self-perceived backwardness


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    Title :

    The rarified air of the modern : airplanes and technological modernity in the Andes


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2016


    Size :

    1 Online-Ressource


    Remarks:

    illustrations (black and white)
    Includes bibliographical references and index
    Zielgruppe - Audience: Specialized




    Type of media :

    Book


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



    Classification :

    RVK:    ZO 7050 / ZO 7988
    BKL:    55.51 Flugzeuge / 15.88 Mittelamerika, Südamerika
    DDC:    387.70985





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