The meaning of Hendon
The Royal Air Force Display, aerial theatre and the technological sublime, 1920-37
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4558605 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brett Holman (0000-0001-6489-2798, University of Canberra, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 93 |
| Issue | 259 |
| Pages | 131-152 |
| Publication date | 2020-02-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Historical Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0950-3471 • E-ISSN: 1468-2281 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/hisres/htz001 |
| OpenAlex | W3000425307 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The annual Royal Air Force Display at Hendon was a hugely popular form of aerial theatre, with attendance peaking at 195,000. Most discussions of Hendon have understood it as 'a manifestation of popular imperialism', focusing on the climactic set-pieces which portrayed the bombing of a Middle Eastern village or desert fortress. However, scenarios of this kind were a small minority of Hendon's set-pieces: most depicted warfare against other industrialized states. Hendon should rather be seen as an attempt to persuade spectators that future wars could be won through the use of airpower rather than large armies or expensive navies
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Art · Art history · Attendance · Desert (philosophy) · Epistemology · Fortress (chess) · Meaning (existential) · Media studies · Political science · Sociology · Sublime · Visual arts · History · Irish and British Studies · Law · Military History and Strategy · Philosophy · World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |