| Description |
259 p. ; 18 cm. |
| Note |
Cover title. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-242). |
| Contents |
Freedom/Fort Lauderdale -- Get out of the fast lane, moron/St. Louis -- Vehicular homicide/Chicago -- Vroom, vroom, cough, cough/El Paso -- Loosen your seatbelts/San Antonio -- Goodbye downtown/Mobile -- Billboards/everywhere -- Parking is a losing game/Atlantic City -- People are obstacles to progress/Atlanta -- The state religion/Salt Lake City -- Autoeroticism/Miami -- Behind the wheel it's me, myself and I/Portland -- Fueling the fire/Baton Rouge -- Driving global warming/New Orleans -- An insatiable thirst for land/Phoenix -- Tankers, transit and terror/New York -- Inefficiency pays/Flagstaff -- An industry's power -- The road gang -- Self-interest, bullying and a willingness to break the law -- Creating a market -- Meet the press -- Driver's ed. -- Senator, I'd like to take you for a ride -- Public subsidies for private gain -- Honk if you hate cars. |
| Summary |
In North America, human beings have become enthralled by the automobile. The authors argue that the automobile's ascendance is inextricably linked to capitalism and corporate malfeasance, racism, corruption, environmental destruction, and war. |
| Subject |
Automobiles -- Economic aspects.
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Automobiles -- Social aspects.
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Automobiles -- Environmental aspects.
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| Added Author |
Engler, Yves, 1979-
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| ISBN |
9781552663844 |
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1552663841 |
| Standard No. |
NLC 20109029283 |
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