The Automobile in American History and Culture: A Reference Guide (American Popular Culture) [annotated edition] 0313245584, 9780313245589

This comprehensive reference guide reviews the literature concerning the impact of the automobile on American social, ec

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Table of contents :
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
Acknowledgments......Page 16
Introduction......Page 18
I. General Industrial Histories and Biographies......Page 30
1. Histories of the Automobile and Automotive Manufacturing......Page 32
2. Famous Automotive Personalities......Page 64
3. Organization, Management, and Sales within the Automotive Industry......Page 98
4. Automotive Engineering and Design......Page 134
II. Specialized Sociological and Cultural Studies......Page 170
5. The Automobile and Interpersonal Relationships......Page 172
6. The Automobile and Community Change......Page 202
7. The Automobile and American Culture......Page 234
8. Personal Leisure and Recreation......Page 270
9. The Sport of Motor Racing......Page 304
III. Political Analyses and Polemics......Page 336
10. Government Influences: Regulations, Resources, and Roads......Page 338
11. Contemporary Socioeconomic Problems......Page 370
IV. Reference and Research Sources......Page 404
12. Reference Works and Periodicals......Page 406
Appendix 1: Selected Chronology of American Automotive History Events......Page 436
Appendix 2: Research Collections......Page 458
A......Page 472
B......Page 473
C......Page 475
D......Page 476
F......Page 477
G......Page 478
H......Page 479
K......Page 481
L......Page 482
M......Page 483
O......Page 485
R......Page 486
S......Page 487
T......Page 489
W......Page 490
Z......Page 492
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B......Page 496
C......Page 497
D......Page 499
E......Page 500
F......Page 501
G......Page 502
H......Page 503
K......Page 504
M......Page 505
N......Page 507
O......Page 508
P......Page 509
R......Page 510
S......Page 511
T......Page 513
U......Page 514
W......Page 515
Z......Page 516

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