The automobile and American life:

From the Publisher: This is the story of how the automobile changed the essence of life in America. Both a general history of the automobile and a broad-ranging analysis of its cultural effects, the text addresses such topics as cars' inception as a mechanical curiosity and later a plaything fo...

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1. Verfasser: Heitmann, John A. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Jefferson, N.C. [u.a.] McFarland c2009
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Zusammenfassung:From the Publisher: This is the story of how the automobile changed the essence of life in America. Both a general history of the automobile and a broad-ranging analysis of its cultural effects, the text addresses such topics as cars' inception as a mechanical curiosity and later a plaything for the well-to-do; Henry Ford and the rise of the machine age; competition and the evolving consumer in the 1920s; the development of roads and the accompanying road culture; religion, gender, courtship and sex; effects of the Great Depression and World War II; the 1950s golden age of automobiles and the emergence of youth culture; and how American car culture has been represented in film, song, poetry and literature.
Beschreibung:"The book covers the automobile from inception and later a plaything for the well-to-do; Henry Ford and the machine age; competition in the 1920s; road culture; religion, gender, courtship and sex; Great Depression; World War II; 1950s and youth culture, hot rod and rock and roll; societal changes in the 1960s; and changes since 1980"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-239) and index
Beschreibung:XI, 248 S. Ill. 26 cm
ISBN:9780786440139
0786440139

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