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For Love of the Automobile
Wolfgang Sachs
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Description for For Love of the Automobile
Hardcover. Presents a cultural analysis of the motor car in Germany. This work starts from the assumption that the automobile is more than a means of transportation and that its history cannot be understood merely as a triumphant march of technological innovation. Translator(s): Reneau, Don. Num Pages: 244 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; JFC; PDR; TBX; WGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
In his cultural analysis of the motor car in Germany, Wolfgang Sachs starts from the assumption that the automobile is more than a means of transportation and that its history cannot be understood merely as a triumphant march of technological innovation. Instead, Sachs examines the history of the automobile from the late 1880s until today for evidence on the nature of dreams and desires embedded in modern culture. Written in a lively style and illustrated by a wealth of cartoons, advertisements, newspaper stories, and propaganda, this book explores the nature of Germany's love affair with the automobile. A 'history of ... Read more
In his cultural analysis of the motor car in Germany, Wolfgang Sachs starts from the assumption that the automobile is more than a means of transportation and that its history cannot be understood merely as a triumphant march of technological innovation. Instead, Sachs examines the history of the automobile from the late 1880s until today for evidence on the nature of dreams and desires embedded in modern culture. Written in a lively style and illustrated by a wealth of cartoons, advertisements, newspaper stories, and propaganda, this book explores the nature of Germany's love affair with the automobile. A 'history of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520068780
SKU
V9780520068780
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About Wolfgang Sachs
Wolfgang Sachs is a Fellow at the Institute for Cultural Studies in Essen, Germany. Don Reneau is a writer and translator who lives in Berkeley, California.
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