Down the Asphalt Path The Automobile and the American City |
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| Author:
| McShane, Clay |
| Series title: | Columbia History of Urban Life Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-08391-1 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1995 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $36.00 |
Book Description:
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McShane examines the uniquely American relation between auto-mobility and urbanization. Deftly combining urban and technological history, McShane focuses on how new transportation systems-most important, the private automobile-and new concepts of the city redefined each other in modern America.
McShane examines the uniquely American relation between auto-mobility and urbanization. Deftly combining urban and technological history, McShane focuses on how new transportation systems-most important, the private automobile-and new concepts of the city redefined each other in modern America.