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Sovereign skies the origins of American civil aviation policy Sean Seyer

Catalog Data

Author:
Seyer, Sean 1979-  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 299 pages illustrations, map 24 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
United States
États-Unis
Date:
2021
Contents:
Where does the regulatory power lie? : transportation and federalism before World War I -- World War I and the internationalization of American aviation policy -- Debating the administrative framework for federal control -- The struggle for legislation -- The need for regulatory compatibility -- Shattered expectations : an air convention for the Western Hemisphere
Summary:
"This work is a history of US aviation regulation in the interwar period of the early twentieth century. The author presents the Air Commerce Act as the institutionalization of a specific American regulatory ideology that arose in response to the technological nature of the airplane, the US Constitution, and the Paris Convention of 1919"-- Provided by publisher
Topic:
Aeronautics, Commercial--Law and legislation--History  Search this
Aeronautics, Commercial--Government policy--History  Search this
Aeronautics and state  Search this
Transports aériens--Politique gouvernementale--Histoire  Search this
Aeronautics, Commercial--Government policy  Search this
Aeronautics, Commercial--Law and legislation  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1158751