從海洋帝國到空中帝國,世界史的巨大轉變──
二十世紀不只是「戰爭世紀」,也是「美國的世紀」!
從兩次世界大戰、越戰、冷戰,到中東的反恐戰爭……
庶民培育的航空文化,最終如何形成「空中霸權」?
人類在漫長歷史中,經歷了「陸上帝國」――羅馬、蒙古、「
美國的航空產業史,
本書正是從軍事社會史的角度來描述這段過程,
■肩負起美國「航空文化」發展的,是來自民間的庶民力量。
對天空的憧憬而誕生的航空文化,究竟如何催生軍事霸權?
如今我們所知的美國社會樣貌,是在十九末到二十世紀初的「
相較於菁英分子,美國最初的「航空文化」
■總動員的另一面:鼓勵黑人與女性加入部隊。
軍方重用與消弭社會歧視,雙重難題的漫長考驗。
在二次大戰期間,最能象徵美國在總動員方面的理想性嘗試之一,
若把嚴重遭受歧視的黑人的自願性參戰,
然而,軍隊中不只存在偏見和歧視,甚至還有嚴重的趨勢。
■思考未來的世界會走向何方時,首先應認識美國崛起的道路!
分析當代圖像的背後意涵,從獨特觀點重新審視「戰爭世紀」!
空中戰爭是在一戰時開啟的,至第二次世界大戰時,
「戰略轟炸」的戰術便是在此時空背景下因應而生,
從飛機的發明開始,經過兩次世界大戰、越戰、冷戰,
■《空中帝國.美國的二十世紀》能夠帶給台灣讀者什麼啟示?
作者生井英考在書中說道:「對日本人來說,好像很瞭解、
本書的啟示是:
美利堅合眾國這個「非正式帝國」和歷史上的大多數「帝國」
它被動參與的「戰爭的二十世紀」
■來自日本講談社的全球史鉅獻
《空中帝國.美國的二十世紀:庶民文化的精神與戰爭世紀的轉變》
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