[PDF.85fz] The Rarified Air of the Modern: Airplanes and Technological Modernity in the Andes

The Rarified Air of the Modern: Airplanes and Technological Modernity in the Andes

[PDF.jj71] The Rarified Air of the Modern: Airplanes and Technological Modernity in the Andes

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 | #2649667 in Books |  2016-10-05 | Original language:English |  6.20 x.80 x9.40l,.0 | File type: PDF | 248 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Splendid book--not just for aviation buffs|By NoCalReader|Wonderfully written book about the importance of aviation in Peru's dreams of national unity and progress in the twentieth century. The author writes for a broad audience but also contributes to debates about modernity & South America. A pleasure to read.| ||"This intricate history of the Andes, pilots, aircrafts, entrepreneurs, elites, politicians, and ultimately the drive to develop Peru into a more modern nation is well told and well documented. Overall, this detailed and intricately woven history of personali

From the moment news reached Peru in 1910 that Jorge Chávez Dartnell, a pilot of Peruvian parentage, had become the first man to fly across the Alps, aviation fired the imagination of the masses in his home country. His and other Peruvian pilots' achievements generated great optimism that this technology could lift Peru out of its self-perceived backwardness and transform it into a modern nation.

Though poor infrastructure, economic woes, a dearth of techni...

You easily download any file type for your gadget.The Rarified Air of the Modern: Airplanes and Technological Modernity in the Andes   |  Willie Hiatt.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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