{"product_id":"atlantic-automobilism-gijs-mom-9781782383772","title":"Atlantic Automobilism: Emergence and Persistence of the Car, 1895-1940","description":"\u003cp\u003e Our continued use of the combustion engine car in the 21st century, despite many rational arguments against it, makes it more and more difficult to imagine that transport has a sustainable future. Offering a sweeping transatlantic perspective, this book explains the current obsession with automobiles by delving deep into the motives of early car users. It provides a synthesis of our knowledge about the emergence and persistence of the car, using a broad range of material including novels, poems, films, and songs to unearth the desires that shaped our present \"car society.\" Combining social, psychological, and structural explanations, the author concludes that the ability of cars to convey transcendental experience, especially for men, explains our attachment to the vehicle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gijs Mom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1782383778\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781782383772\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berghahn Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 768\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2015","brand":"Gijs Mom","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45482796744959,"sku":"9781782383772","price":199.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1f4fd790-f136-4bc8-a906-7d79565588bb.jpg?v=1715999516","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/atlantic-automobilism-gijs-mom-9781782383772","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}