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The World beyond the Windshield - Roads and Landscapes in the United States and Europe (Paperback, Illustrated Ed)
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The World beyond the Windshield - Roads and Landscapes in the United States and Europe (Paperback, Illustrated Ed)
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For better or worse, the view through a car's windshield has
redefined how we see the world around us. In some cases, such as
the American parkway, the view from the road was the be-all and
end-all of the highway; in others, such as the Italian autostrada,
the view of a fast, efficient transportation machine celebrating
either Fascism or its absence was the goal. These varied
environments are neither necessary nor accidental but the outcomes
of historical negotiations, and whether we abhor them or take
delight in them, they have become part of the fabric of human
existence.
"The World beyond the Windshield: Roads and Landscapes in the
United States and Europe" is the first systematic, comparative look
at these landscapes. By looking at examples from the United States
and Europe, the chapters in this volume explore the relationship
between the road and the landscape that it traverses, cuts through,
defines, despoils, and enhances. The authors analyze the Washington
Beltway and the Blue Ridge Parkway, as well as iconic roads
in Italy, Nazi Germany, East Germany, and Great Britain. This is a
story of the transatlantic exchange of ideas about environment and
technology and of the national and nationalistic appropriations of
such landscaping.
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