For love of the automobile : looking back into the history of our desires /
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 au...
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| フォーマット: | Licensed eBooks |
| 言語: | 英語 ドイツ語 |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press
©1992.
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| オンライン･アクセス: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.8501339 |
| 要約: | 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. |
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| 記述事項: | Translation of: Die Liebe zum Automobil. |
| 物理的記述: | 1 online resource (viii, 227 pages) : illustrations |
| 書誌: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-227). |
| ISBN: | 9780520909885 0520909887 0585283176 9780585283173 9780520354739 0520354737 0520068785 |