{"product_id":"asphalt-nation-jane-holtz-kay-9780520216204","title":"Asphalt Nation: How the Automobile Took Over America and How We Can Take It Back","description":"\u003ci\u003eAsphalt Nation\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful examination of how the automobile has ravaged America's cities and landscape over the past 100 years together with a compelling strategy for reversing our automobile dependency. Jane Holtz Kay provides a history of the rapid spread of the automobile and documents the huge subsidies commanded by the highway lobby, to the detriment of once-efficient forms of mass transportation. Demonstrating that there are economic, political, architectural, and personal solutions to the problem, she shows that radical change is entirely possible. This book is essential reading for everyone interested in the history of our relationship with the car, and in the prospect of returning to a world of human mobility.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jane Holtz Kay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520216202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520216204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 6.10w x 1.19d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/03\/1999 pg. 24","brand":"Jane Holtz Kay","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056207098111,"sku":"9780520216204","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_baeb927f-31fb-4d7a-b2ff-916b9a56bae2.jpg?v=1685040087","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/asphalt-nation-jane-holtz-kay-9780520216204","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}