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Atlantic Automobilism - Emergence and Persistence of the Car, 1895-1940 (Hardcover) Loot Price: R4,215
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Atlantic Automobilism - Emergence and Persistence of the Car, 1895-1940 (Hardcover): Gijs Mom

Atlantic Automobilism - Emergence and Persistence of the Car, 1895-1940 (Hardcover)

Gijs Mom

Series: Explorations in Mobility

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Our continued use of the combustion engine car in the 21st century, despite many rational arguments against it, makes it more and more difficult to imagine that transport has a sustainable future. Offering a sweeping transatlantic perspective, this book explains the current obsession with automobiles by delving deep into the motives of early car users. It provides a synthesis of our knowledge about the emergence and persistence of the car, using a broad range of material including novels, poems, films, and songs to unearth the desires that shaped our present "car society." Combining social, psychological, and structural explanations, the author concludes that the ability of cars to convey transcendental experience, especially for men, explains our attachment to the vehicle.

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Imprint: Berghahn Books
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Explorations in Mobility
Release date: December 2014
Authors: Gijs Mom
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 51mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 768
ISBN-13: 978-1-78238-377-2
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Impact of science & technology on society
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
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LSN: 1-78238-377-8
Barcode: 9781782383772

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