Comments on: Acquisitions http://airminded.org/2009/11/27/acquisitions-85/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=acquisitions-85 Airpower and British society, 1908-1941 Fri, 25 May 2012 16:07:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Brett Holman http://airminded.org/2009/11/27/acquisitions-85/comment-page-1/#comment-121447 Brett Holman Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:54:17 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=2975#comment-121447 Jakob: Judging the book by its cover and some of the pages inside, it looks pretty good! Wirelizard: I'm not sure how seriously Sloterdijk is in claiming that as the date for the start of a short 20th century (also: when does it end? Not at least until 2003, since poison gas AKA WMD was used to justify the invasion of Iraq), but yes, it could be interesting if done right. Jakob:

Judging the book by its cover and some of the pages inside, it looks pretty good!

Wirelizard:

I'm not sure how seriously Sloterdijk is in claiming that as the date for the start of a short 20th century (also: when does it end? Not at least until 2003, since poison gas AKA WMD was used to justify the invasion of Iraq), but yes, it could be interesting if done right.

]]> By: Wirelizard http://airminded.org/2009/11/27/acquisitions-85/comment-page-1/#comment-121269 Wirelizard Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:55:54 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=2975#comment-121269 So the 20th C was gassed into existence in 1915, instead of being assassinated into existence on the 2nd of June 1914? Interesting idea. I've actually started to see more references to "the short 20th Century", to go along with "the long 19th C" that's more common. A start date of 1915 is new, though. (Just an interested amateur historian and regular reader...) So the 20th C was gassed into existence in 1915, instead of being assassinated into existence on the 2nd of June 1914? Interesting idea.

I've actually started to see more references to "the short 20th Century", to go along with "the long 19th C" that's more common. A start date of 1915 is new, though.

(Just an interested amateur historian and regular reader...)

]]> By: Jakob http://airminded.org/2009/11/27/acquisitions-85/comment-page-1/#comment-121082 Jakob Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:26:28 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=2975#comment-121082 I'd be interested to hear what you think of the Bowler - he came to CHSTM to give a talk based on some of the materials he looked at for the book, I'd like to know what the finished article was like. I'd be interested to hear what you think of the Bowler - he came to CHSTM to give a talk based on some of the materials he looked at for the book, I'd like to know what the finished article was like.

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