Peasants into Pilots

Soviet Air-Mindedness as an Ideology of Dominance

Bibliographic Data

ID4023258
AuthorsScott W Palmer (corresponding author)
Year2000
Volume41
Issue1
Pages1-26
Publication date2000-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueTechnology and Culture (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0040-165X • E-ISSN: 1097-3729
PublisherProject MUSE (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1353/tech.2000.0028
OpenAlexW1970918318
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited11

Of the many inventions and scientific discoveries that have shaped the course of the twentieth century, perhaps none has been more prominent than the technology of flight. Inspiring the creativity of the artistic imagination and attracting immense interest from the moment of its inception, machine-powered flight developed into an archetypal symbol of the modern age. Of course, the airplane is much more than a symbol. It is also a military weapon, an economic instrument, and a convenient method of transportation. In fulfilling these functions aviation has served as a practical device for states attempting to modernize in the course of the twentieth century. At the same time, as an index of technological proficiency and mastery over nature, aviation has signified the substantive progress made by humanity, assisting in the modernization of nations while conditioning and contributing to perceptions of the modern

Aeronautics · Aesthetics · Art · Aviation · Creativity · Dominance (genetics) · Humanity · Ideology · Modernization theory · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Symbol (formal) · Aerospace Engineering · Computer Science · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · Engineering · Law · Soviet and Russian History

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