Cars and Culture: The Life Story of a Technology | 
 enlarge | Author: Rudi Volti
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 610460
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6 x 0.6
ISBN: 0801883997
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.22209
EAN: 9780801883996
ASIN: 0801883997
Publication Date: April 21, 2006
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Product Description
One of the leading artifacts of modern technology, the automobile has shaped our physical, economic, social, and cultural environment. The history of the automobile demonstrates how the decisions of governments, entrepreneurs, and the general public influence technological evolution. A succinct yet comprehensive history, Cars and Culture highlights the technical changes that altered the appearance and performance of automobiles, along with the myriad forces that have shaped the car's development.
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Great for teaching quick and provocative history of automobiles March 13, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've just finished using this book in a course on car cultures, and for a quick survey of how we got to today, it is fantastic. It's accessible and crams enough into each 20 page chapter to spark conversations in a million different directions, whether one wants to delve deeper into the social implications of innovation or springboard into the larger historical forces that are entwined with the development of the car. The material is interesting enough to engage even those completely uninterested in cars for their own sake.
As a teaching text, put this one high on the list for any anthropology/sociology/history class dealing with changes in the 19th-20th century (select chapters could also be of interest in politics or economics classes). The whole book can be covered in a week if you're driving your students hard, two weeks if you want more time to unfold the themes.
For readers who are interested in how the car changed our lives in different decades, or who are trying to get a grip on any technological innovation, this is a good overview with a useful bibliography for learning more.
the tale of cars,road, gasoline freshly written and accurately documented January 4, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"Cars and culture" is the first of the series 'technographies' I have actually purchased. At the start , I was a bit reluctant of the simplicity and didactic aspect of the work , but gradually I realised that these aspects were its very power. The book surfs without any effort bewteen facts, anecdotes, illustrations and unveils a strong history from the dawn of the car to the situation traffic finds itself trapped into .Timeline, graphics, glossary and bibliography are 'to the point' and highly effective .
The book is written in a clear and entertaining style ranging this fine little book on the shelves of documentary literature.
An intriguing survey March 13, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The car has shaped the very fabric of American society, and its history shows how decisions at all levels of government and society have been shaped by the auto. Volti's history covers the technology behind the car's development, plus the accompanying roads, traffic laws, gas production, and regulation which accompanied fostering of the auto as a way of American life. An intriguing survey evolves.
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