Over 10 mio. titler Fri fragt ved køb over 499,- Hurtig levering Forlænget returret til 31/01/25

The Automobile and American Life

Bog
  • Format
  • Bog, paperback
  • Engelsk
  • 187 sider

Beskrivelse

In its updated second edition, this book tells the story of how the automobile transformed American life and how automotive design and technology have changed over time. The author covers the cars’ inception as a mechanical curiosity and later a plaything for the wealthy; racing and the promotion of the industry; Henry Ford and the advent of mass production; market competition during the 1920s; the development of roads and accompanying highway culture; the effects of the Great Depression and World War II; the automotive Golden Age of the 1950s; oil crises and the turbulent 1970s; the decline and then resurgence of the Big Three; and how American car culture has been represented in film, music and literature.

Læs hele beskrivelsen
Detaljer
  • SprogEngelsk
  • Sidetal187
  • Udgivelsesdato30-07-2018
  • ISBN139781476669359
  • Forlag Mcfarland & Co Inc
  • Målgruppe18+ år
  • FormatPaperback
  • UdgaveRevised edition
Størrelse og vægt
  • Dybde1 cm
  • coffee cup img
    10 cm
    book img
    17,8 cm
    25,4 cm

    Findes i disse kategorier...

    Machine Name: SAXO080