Down the asphalt path : the automobile and the American city /
Imagine a world without automobiles, traffic lights, and interstate highways. Or the words commuter and parking. For a nation that prides itself on the freedom of movement and the long weekend, this seems nearly impossible. In Down the Asphalt Path, Clay McShane examines the uniquely American relati...
| Основен автор: | McShane, Clay. |
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| Формат: | Книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
New York :
Columbia University Press,
c1994.
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| Серия: |
Columbia history of urban life.
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Inhaltsverzeichnis |
Съдържание:
- 1. Urban Travel Before the Trolley
- 2. The Search for Open Space: Trolleys, Parks, and Parkways
- 3. Animal Power, 1870-1900
- 4. The Uses and Abuses of Streets
- 5. The Failure of the Steam Automobile
- 6. The Emergence of the Internal Combustion Automobile: An Urban Phenomenon
- 7. The Epitome of Possessions: The Car in Popular Culture
- 8. Gender Wars
- 9. Red Light, Green Light
- 10. The Motor Boys Rebuild Cities.