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Auteur(s) : Parissien, Steven
Titre(s) : The life of the automobile [Texte imprimé] : the complete history of the motor car / Steven Parissien
Publication : New York : Thomas Dunne Books : St. Martin's press, 2014
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (IX-437 p.-[16] p. de pl.) : ill. ; 25 cm
Comprend : Pioneers -- ; Snakes and ladders : Europe between the wars -- ; The Big Three -- ;
The age of gasoline -- ; The people's war -- ; Austerity Britain -- ; Flight of the
phoenix -- ; The Golden Age -- ; Zenith -- ; The swinging sixties -- ; Heroes and
villains -- ; Crisis? What crisis? -- ; Eastern promise -- ; Big beasts -- ; Merge
in turn -- ; Futureworld.
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 411-418
"The car has shaped the modern era more profoundly than any other human invention.
Its manufacture introduced mass-production to the world, bringing with it tarmac,
suburbs, and car culture. In this comprehensive world history of the most important
transport innovation of the modern age, historian Dr. Steven Parissien examines the
impact, development, and significance of the automobile over its turbulent and colorful
130-year history. He tells the story of the automobile, and of its creators, from
its earliest appearance in the late nineteenth century - as little more than a powered
quadricycle - through the mergers and bailouts of the twenty-first century. Readers
will learn about Andre Citroen and his Traction Avant of 1934, Ferdinand Porsche and
the Volkswagen, Gene Bordinat and the Ford Mustang, among numerous other game changers
and iconic vehicles. Bringing to life the flamboyant entrepreneurs, shrewd businessmen,
and gifted engineers that worked behind the scenes to bring us horsepower and performance,
The Life of the Automobile is a globe-spanning account of the auto industry that is
sure to rev the engines of gearheads across the country. But above all, this book
illustrates how the epic story of the car mirrors the history of the modern era, from
the brave hopes and soaring ambitions of the late eighteen hundreds to the cynicism
and ecological concerns we face more than a century later"
Sujet(s) : Automobiles -- Histoire
Indice(s) Dewey :
629.222 09 (23e éd.) = Automobiles pour passagers (ingénierie) - Histoire
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781250040633. - ISBN 1250040639 (rel.). - ISBN 9781466836235 (erroné) (e-book)
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