Down the Asphalt Path: The Automobile and the American City

(Part of the Columbia History of Urban Life Series)

by Clay McShane

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Imagine a world without automobiles, traffic lights, and interstate highways. Or the words commuter and parking. For a nation that prides itself on the freedom of movement and the long weekend, this seems nearly impossible.

In Down the Asphalt Path, Clay McShane examines the uniquely American relation between automobility and urbanization. Writing at the cutting edge of urban and technological history, McShane focuses...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0231083912

ISBN13:9780231083911

Release Date:November 1995

Publisher:Columbia University Press

Length:288 Pages

Weight:1.30 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Americas Engineering History Rural Science & Math Social Science Social Sciences Sociology Specific Demographics Technology

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