A Nation on Wheels: The Automobile Culture in America Since 1945 (Wadsworth Books on America Since 1945) |
 enlarge | Author: Mark S. Foster
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 858725
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 6.4 x 0.5
ISBN: 015507542X
Dewey Decimal Number: 303.4832
EAN: 9780155075429
ASIN: 015507542X
Publication Date: May 8, 2002
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This brief text examines the central role of the automobile in American life in the late twentieth-century. Synthesizing and discussing the most insightful monographs written about the automobile, Mark Foster provides students with an enlightening history of one of America's most recognizable contributions to industrialized society. This volume is part of the AMERICA SINCE 1945 series--a collection of brief texts that seek to define the ways in which the United States has changed in the last 50 years.
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A Nation on Wheels October 30, 2003
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Mark S. Foster's A Nation on Wheels describes the rise of automobile culture in America. The first chapter sets the stage, giving background as to why society was ready for the introduction of the automobile. Foster gives a rounded and interesting account of the history of the automobile and its impact on American culture, but fails to give any insight as to the solution of the problems created by the automobile. He also gives important statistics on the effect of the automobile on the US economy. Foster also showed how the automobile created the market for huge industries today such as motels and fast food. As well as the automobiles influence on the trend towards suburban lifestyle and it's effect on the economy.
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