{"product_id":"the-taxicab-gorman-gilbert-9780807896693","title":"The Taxicab: An Urban Transportation Survivor","description":"The authors trace the evolution of the taxi from the early horse-drawn European vehicles to the futuristic paratransit\" vehicles of today, relating the development of mass transit to the taxi and showing how both forms of transportation changed in response to alterations in city and urban life. They discuss the economics, innovative services, and future of the taxi and maintain that this service has the potential to alleviate some of the current problems of urban transportation.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in 1982.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gorman Gilbert, Robert E. Samuels\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807896691\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807896693\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\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":"Gorman Gilbert","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44598252437759,"sku":"9780807896693","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1f62e2ee-a2e2-4241-b051-0f9bb9365830.jpg?v=1702381457","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-taxicab-gorman-gilbert-9780807896693","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}