Title Technological internationalism and world order : aviation, atomic energy, and the search for international peace, 1920-1950 / Waqar H. Zaidi

Published Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021

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Description 1 online resource Series Science in history Science in history (Cambridge University Press) Contents Introduction: Machines of peace -- Invention, interdependence, and the lag : conceptualizing international relations in the age of the machine -- Controlling scientific war : international air police and the reinvention of disarmament -- The shape of things to come : aviation, the League of Nations, and the transformation of world order -- Air power for a United Nations : the international air force during the Second World War -- Wings for peace : planning for the postwar internationalization of civil aviation -- A battle for atomic internationalism : United States and the international control of atomic energy -- A blessing in disguise : Britain and the international control of atomic energy -- Conclusion : science, technology, and internationalism into the Cold War and beyond Summary "Between 1920 and 1950, British and US internationalists called for aviation and atomic energy to be taken out of the hands of nation-states, and instead used by international organizations such as the League of Nations and the United Nations. An international air force was to enforce collective security and internationalized civil aviation was to bind the world together through trade and communication. The bomber and the atomic bomb, now associated with death and devastation, were to be instruments of world peace. Drawing on rich archival research and focusing on public and private discourse relating to the control of aviation and atomic energy, Waqar H. Zaidi highlights neglected technological and militaristic strands in twentieth-century liberal internationalism, and transforms our understanding of the place of science and technology in twentieth-century international relations"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed Subject Technology and international relations -- History -- 20th century Technological innovations -- International cooperation Aeronautics -- Political aspects -- History -- 20th century Nuclear energy -- Political aspects -- History -- 20th century Security, International -- History -- 20th century Peace -- History -- 20th century Internationalism -- History -- 20th century TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History. Technological innovations -- International cooperation Internationalism Aeronautics -- Political aspects Nuclear energy -- Political aspects Peace Security, International Technology and international relations Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2021024943 ISBN 9781108872416 1108872417 1108873472 9781108873475

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