{"product_id":"horsepower-war-robert-harless-9780595302963","title":"Horsepower War: Our Way of Life","description":"\u003ci\u003eHorsepower War\u003c\/i\u003e shatters nostalgic myths about musclecars and provides historical perspective on today's SUV craze. It proves efficiency and pollution regulation didn't kill the musclecar and that current regulation, which picks winners by favoring SUVs is the real threat.  \u003cp\u003eHarless has mined auto literature from the 1960s to the present to reveal granular detail on specific models, while at the same time providing broad perspective on the tectonic shifts in domestic auto making. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe approaches political issues as an auto enthusiast, but instead of being an apologist for industry, he offers principles that embrace market rationality, and enhance the long-term sustainability of cars through rational transportation and energy policy. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHarless re-discovers the principles of \"conspicuous waste\" and \"conspicuous consumption\"--phrases coined by economist Thorstein Veblen, author of \u003ci\u003eTheory of the Leisure Class\u003c\/i\u003e--to unmask the unacknowledged assumptions of both U.S. consumers and automakers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Harless\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0595302963\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595302963\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d","brand":"Robert Harless","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48441098830079,"sku":"9780595302963","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2df8f93a-057e-44e9-881f-6bce40478ac5.jpg?v=1777188681","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/horsepower-war-robert-harless-9780595302963","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}