Republic of Drivers : A Cultural History of Automobility in America /

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Rising gas prices, sprawl and congestion, global warming, even obesity-driving is a factor in many of the most contentious issues of our time. So how did we get here? How did automobile use become so vital to the identity of Americans? Republic of Drivers looks back at the period between 1895 and 19...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Seiler, Cotten (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2009]
Temas:
Automobiles > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
National characteristics, American.
Social values > United States > History > 20th century.
TRANSPORTATION / General.
automobile use, identity, obesity, global warming, climate change, traffic congestion, urban sprawl, gas prices, fossil fuels, natural resources, environmentalism, freedom, agency, independence, mobility, interstate highway system, factory, individualism, sustainable, community, energy crisis, driving, drivers, marginalized, women, gender, race, social values, taylorization, self, republicanism, cold war, nonfiction, history, politics.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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