Car wars
how the car won our hearts and conquered our cities
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Author
Contributions
- Yelland, Sheryl. - Contributor
Publication
2004 - Allen & unwin, Crows Nest, NSW
Language
English
Word Count
77,000 words, Guess
Page Count
308 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL21676028M
- ISBN-101741142075
- OCLC Control Number56719942
- Internet Archivecarwarshowcarwon0000grae
- Goodreads3398482
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- LibraryThing4160463
Classifications
- LCCHE5709.A6 D38 2004
Description
Graeme Davison explores the Melbourne he knows so well to show us how the car entered our consciousness - as an object of desire, a symbol of status, a creator of freedoms, a shaper of sexual mores. His is a journey through landscapes changed and cities redesigned by the car, and a story of mayhem on the road and influence in the world of politics, of communities challenged and the environment threatened, and of an ongoing love affair with a machine. "Graeme Davison, Australia's leading urban historian, explores the Melbourne he knows so well to show us how the car entered our national consciousness--as an object of desire, a status symbol, a creator of freedoms, a shaper of sexual mores." ... "Car Wars is a history of people, landscapes, conflict, engineering, social movements and the environment."--Back cover.
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