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Grounded : perpetual flight ... and then the pandemic / Christopher Schaberg.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Schaberg, Christopher, author.
Series:
Forerunners (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
COVID-19 (Disease)--Economic aspects.
COVID-19 (Disease).
Physical Description:
1 online resource (93 pages) : illustrations
Place of Publication:
Minneapolis, Minnesota : University of Minnesota Press, [2020]
Summary:
Mobility studies scholar Christopher Schaberg considers the time leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing global plummet in commercial flight. Grounded blends journalistic reportage with cultural theory and philosophical inquiry in order to offer graspable insights as well as a stinging critique of contemporary air travel.
Contents:
Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Epigraph
Contents
Preface
Sit Down, Be Humble
Flyover
The 30,000-Foot View
The Flying-V
Dwell Time
Ode to Empty Airports
Grounded
Once upon a Time . . .
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Notes:
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
1-4529-6615-X
OCLC:
1225977516

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