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Product Reviews:
Cars and Culture: The Life Story of a Technology |
Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: Great for teaching quick and provocative history of automobiles
Comments: I have just finished using this book in a course on car cultures, and for a quick survey of how we got to today, it is fantastic. It's accessible and crams enough into each 20 page chapter to spark conversations in a million different directions, whether1wants to delve deeper into the social implications of innovation or springboard into the larger historical forces that are entwined with the development of the car. The material is interesting enough to engage even those completely uninterested in cars for their own sake.
As a teaching text, put this1high on the list for any anthropology/sociology/history class dealing with changes in the 19th-20th century (select chapters could also be of interest in politics or economics classes). The whole book can be covered in a week if you are driving your students hard,2weeks if you want more time to unfold the themes.
For readers who are interested in how the car changed our lives in different decades, or who are trying to get a grip on any technological innovation, this is a great overview with a useful bibliography for learning more. |
Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: the tale of cars,road, gasoline freshly written and accurately documented
Comments: "Cars and culture" is the 1st of the series 'technographies' I have actually purchased. At the start , I was a bit reluctant of the simplicity and didactic aspect of the work , however gradually I realised that these aspects were its power. The book surfs without any effort bewteen facts, anecdotes, illustrations and unveils a strong history from the dawn of the car to the situation traffic finds itself trapped into .Timeline, graphics, glossary and bibliography are 'to the point' and highly effective .
The book is written in a clear and entertaining style ranging this fine little book on the shelves of documentary literature. |
Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: An intriguing survey
Comments: The car has shaped the fabric of American society, and its history shows how decisions at all levels of government and society have been shaped by the auto. Volti's history covers the technology behind the car's development, plus the accompanying roads, traffic laws, gas production, and regulation which accompanied fostering of the auto as a way of American life. An intriguing survey evolves.
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