Decolonizing the Sky: Global Air Travel at the End of Empire

J. Pearson
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Abstract:Drawing on a range of case studies from the French and British empires, this article argues that the expansion of global air travel in the second half of the twentieth century was intimately bound up with the decolonization process. These intersections crystallized mid-century as an increasingly diverse group of travelers took to the skies, forcing colonial authorities to reckon with ongoing segregation on the ground. After independence, air travel and tourism offered new states an opportunity to craft national identities and forge transnational solidarities. In certain instances, however, efforts to expand these industries reinforced economic dependence on their former colonizers. Racism, too, continued to shape the experiences of tourists from recently sovereign nations as they made their way through the world using transportation networks that remained deeply embedded in imperial structures.
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去殖民化天空:帝国末期的全球航空旅行
摘要:本文通过对法国和大英帝国的一系列案例研究,认为20世纪下半叶全球航空旅行的扩张与非殖民化进程密切相关。世纪中叶,随着越来越多的不同群体的旅行者登上天空,这些交叉点变得清晰起来,迫使殖民当局考虑到地面上持续的种族隔离。独立后,航空旅行和旅游业为新成立的国家提供了塑造民族认同和建立跨国团结的机会。然而,在某些情况下,扩大这些工业的努力加强了对其前殖民者的经济依赖。种族主义也继续影响着来自新近主权国家的游客的经历,因为他们使用的交通网络仍然深深植根于帝国结构。
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