The Life of the Automobile : A New History of the Motor Car
by Steven Parissien
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- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1848877072
- ISBN 13
- 9781848877078
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About This Item
Atlantic Books, UK, 2014. Medium Trade Paperback. Very Good. Medium Trade Paperback. 437 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Atlantic Books, UK, 2014. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine has moderate reading creases. . Edges of pages are lightly browned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: In this book Steven Parissien examines the impact, development and significance of the automobile over its turbulent and colourful 130-year history. He tells the story of the auto, and of its creators, from its earliest appearance in the 1880s - as little more than a powered quadricycle - via the early pioneer carmakers, the advances of the interwar era, the 'Golden Age' of the 1950s and the iconic years of the 1960s to the decades of doubt and uncertainty following the oil crisis of 1973, which culminated in the global mergers of the 1990s and the bailouts of the early twenty-first century. This is not just a story of horsepower and performance. The Life of the Automobile is a tale of people: of intuitive carmakers such as Benz, Agnelli, Royce and Citroen; of exceptionally gifted designers such as Issigonis, Lefebvre, Michelotti and Bangle; and of visionary industrialists such as Ford, Tata and Porsche. Above all, The Life of the Automobile demonstrates how the epic story of the car mirrors the history of the modern era, from the brave hopes and soaring ambitions of the early twentieth century to the cynicism and ecological concerns of a century later. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Automobiles & Vehicles; ISBN/EAN: 9781848877078. Inventory No: 21080109.. 9781848877078
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- Bookseller
- Manyhills Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21080109
- Title
- The Life of the Automobile : A New History of the Motor Car
- Author
- Steven Parissien
- Format/Binding
- Medium Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1848877072
- ISBN 13
- 9781848877078
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 2014
- Keywords
- BZDB5 Automobiles & Vehicles; The Life of the Automobile : A New History of the Motor Car
- Bookseller catalogs
- Automobiles & Vehicles;
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