28%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Blue Sky Metropolis
Peter J. Westwick (Ed.)
€ 38.99
€ 28.02
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Blue Sky Metropolis
Hardback. Featuring essays by a multidisciplinary group of leading scholars and writers, this volume investigates the intersection of aerospace and Southern California through the lenses of anthropology, history of science and technology, labor, business, ethnicity and gender, architecture, and the environment. Editor(s): Westwick, Peter J. Series: Western Histories. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 485.
Why did Southern California become the aerospace capital of the world? What were the consequences of this development for the region, for the nation, and for aerospace itself? Featuring essays by a multidisciplinary group of leading scholars and writers, this volume investigates the intersection of aerospace and Southern California through the lenses of anthropology, history of science and technology, labor, business, ethnicity and gender, architecture, and the environment.
Why did Southern California become the aerospace capital of the world? What were the consequences of this development for the region, for the nation, and for aerospace itself? Featuring essays by a multidisciplinary group of leading scholars and writers, this volume investigates the intersection of aerospace and Southern California through the lenses of anthropology, history of science and technology, labor, business, ethnicity and gender, architecture, and the environment.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
Series
Western Histories
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520289062
SKU
V9780520289062
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Peter J. Westwick (Ed.)
Peter J. Westwick is an assistant professor of history at the University of Southern California and director of the Aerospace History Project, an initiative of the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West.
Reviews for Blue Sky Metropolis
"Every essay in this book hits the mark ... [they] set a high standard for anyone who wishes to pursue the subject." Banding Iron