The Rarified Air of the Modern
Airplanes and Technological Modernity in the Andes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9352189 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Willie Hiatt (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Publication date | 2016-09-05 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | The rarified air of the modern : airplanes and technological modernity in the Andes (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190248901.001.0001 |
| OpenAlex | W2535542334 |
| Open Library | OL26355619M |
| ISBN | 9780190248901 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
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
Aeronautics · Epistemology · Geography · Modernity · Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture · Engineering · Philosophy · History · Peru · politics and government · Technology and state
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,89 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2024 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |