Atlantic automobilism : the emergence and persistence of the car, 1895-1940 /

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 automobile...

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Main Author: Mom, Gijs, 1949- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2014
Series:Explorations in mobility ; 1
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9781782383789
1782383786
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.