£136.11

Routledge - Auto-Opium: A Social History of American Automobile Design

Name: Routledge - Auto-Opium: A Social History of American Automobile Design
Brand: Routledge
Price: 136.11 GBP
Availability: InStock

Biography

This is the usual price. Wait for it to drop, or tell us your number.

£136 today · usual range £0–£0 · best ever £98

NEW HERE?

Amazon shows you one price. We show you all of them.

Tosheroon watches Amazon prices so you don't have to. Every product on Amazon has a price history — we make it visible. Set the price you'd actually pay, and we'll email you the second it gets there. No app, no account, one email.

WHAT'S ON THIS PAGE

↓ Price chart
when this has been cheap or pricey

↓ Forecast
where the price is heading next

↓ Statistics
all-time high & low, recent range

↑ Price alert
name your number, we'll email you

Price History & Forecast

Grey patches = out of stock. Cheaper = lower on the chart. Hover for exact prices.

Last 639 days • 639 data points (No recent data available)

Historical

Generating forecast...

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 639 days • 7 price levels

Days at Price

Current Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £119 (288 days, 45.1%)

Price range: £98 - £140

Price levels: 7 different prices over 639 days

Description

Explore the deep connection between American society and the cars we drive. Auto-Opium: A Social History of American Automobile Design by Routledge offers a comprehensive look at the history of professional aesthetics in the automotive industry. This book examines how the appearance of vehicles was shaped by social conflicts stemming from the American mass production system. By connecting the organizational struggles of designers with the broader social struggles of American life, the author explains how cars became symbol-laden substitutes for the American dream. This work is written in a way that is both theoretically sophisticated and easy to follow. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of American culture and the long-standing obsession with the automobile.

Key Features

Provides a comprehensive history of the profession and aesthetics regarding American automobile design.

Explores how mass production systems and social conflicts influenced the visual appearance of cars.

Connects the organizational struggles of designers to the social struggles within American society.

Analyzes how automobiles became symbols used to represent the American dream.

Offers a sophisticated yet lucid perspective on the American obsession with car culture.

Product Specifications

Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0415105714
Category: Books > Subjects > Biography
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 06 October 1994
Listed Since: 08 February 2007

Barcode

No barcode data available

Routledge - Auto-Opium: A Social History of American Automobile Design

This is the usual price. Wait for it to drop, or tell us your number.

Price History & Forecast

Price Distribution

Price Analysis

Description

Key Features

Product Specifications

Barcode

Similar Products You Might Like

Auto-Opium: A Social History of American Automobile Design

Opium, Empire and the Global Political Economy: A Study of the Asian Opium Trade 1750-1950 (Asia's Transformations)

The Automobile: A Chronology of Its Antecedents, Development, and Impact

Social Reconstructions of the World Automobile Industry: Competition, Power and Industrial Flexibility (International Political Economy Series)

Social Reconstructions of the World Automobile Industry: Competition, Power and Industrial Flexibility (International Political Economy Series)

The Automobile (Classics in Transport Analysis series)

The Changing U.S. Auto Industry: A Geographical Analysis

The 2016-2021 Outlook for Opium and Opium-Derivative Narcotic Internal Analgesic and Antipyretic Pharmaceutical Preparations in the United States

The 2016-2021 Outlook for Opium and Opium-Derivative Narcotic Internal Analgesic and Antipyretic Pharmaceutical Preparations in Greater China

High Noon in the Automotive Industry

The 2016-2021 Outlook for Opium and Opium-Derivative Narcotic Internal Analgesic and Antipyretic Pharmaceutical Preparations in Japan

The Social Life of Opium in China

The Oxford Handbook of Global Drug History

The 2013 Import and Export Market for Opium Alkaloids, Their Derivatives, and Salts Thereof in Italy

The 2013-2018 Outlook for Opium and Opium-Derivative Narcotic Internal Analgesic and Antipyretic Pharmaceutical Preparations in India

The 2013 Import and Export Market for Opium Alkaloids, Their Derivatives, and Salts Thereof in Germany

The 2011 Import and Export Market for Opium Alkaloids, Their Derivatives, and Salts Thereof in Latin America

An Introduction to Modern Vehicle Design

The Automobile: A Chronology of Its Antecedents, Development, and Impact (Routledge Library Editions: The Automobile Industry)

Automobiles: Performance, Safety Assessment & Energy Consumption (Transportation Issues, Policies & R&D Series)

Drugs, Alcohol and Addiction in the Long Nineteenth Century: Volume IV: 4 (Routledge Historical Resources)

Automotive Interaction Design: From Theory to Practice (Springer Tracts in Mechanical Engineering)

The Opium of the Intellectuals

Car Ads Infinitum: Over 500 Car Ads from the Baby Boomer Years 1949-67. Volume 1-General Motors I Cadillac-Buick-Oldsmobile