The Resource Fighting traffic : the dawn of the motor age in the American city, Peter D. Norton
Fighting traffic : the dawn of the motor age in the American city, Peter D. Norton
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- Summary
- In 'Fighting Traffic', Peter Norton argues that to accommodate automobiles, the American city required not only a physical change, but also a social one - before the city could be restructured for the sake of motorists, its streets had to be socially reconstructed as a place where motorists belonged
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st MIT Press paperback ed.
- Extent
- xi, 396 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction: What are streets for?
- I. Justice. Blood, grief, and anger ; Police traffic regulation: Ex Chao Ordo ; Whose street? Joyriders versus jaywalkers
- II. Efficiency. Streets as public utilities ; Traffic control ; Traffic efficiency versus motor freedom
- III. Freedom. The commodification of streets ; Traffic safety for the motor age ; The dawn of the motor age
- Conclusion: History, technology, and the dawn of the motor age
- Isbn
- 9780262516129
- Label
- Fighting traffic : the dawn of the motor age in the American city
- Title
- Fighting traffic
- Title remainder
- the dawn of the motor age in the American city
- Statement of responsibility
- Peter D. Norton
- Subject
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- History
- Transportation, Automotive
- Transportation, Automotive -- Social aspects
- Transportation, Automotive -- Social aspects -- United States
- Transportation, Automotive -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Transports routiers -- Aspect social -- États-Unis
- Transports routiers -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- United States
- 1900-1999
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In 'Fighting Traffic', Peter Norton argues that to accommodate automobiles, the American city required not only a physical change, but also a social one - before the city could be restructured for the sake of motorists, its streets had to be socially reconstructed as a place where motorists belonged
- Cataloging source
- PPN
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Norton, Peter D
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Inside technology
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Transportation, Automotive
- Transportation, Automotive
- Transports routiers
- Transports routiers
- Transportation, Automotive
- Transportation, Automotive
- United States
- Label
- Fighting traffic : the dawn of the motor age in the American city, Peter D. Norton
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-381) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: What are streets for? -- I. Justice. Blood, grief, and anger ; Police traffic regulation: Ex Chao Ordo ; Whose street? Joyriders versus jaywalkers -- II. Efficiency. Streets as public utilities ; Traffic control ; Traffic efficiency versus motor freedom -- III. Freedom. The commodification of streets ; Traffic safety for the motor age ; The dawn of the motor age -- Conclusion: History, technology, and the dawn of the motor age
- Control code
- 712030200
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Edition
- 1st MIT Press paperback ed.
- Extent
- xi, 396 pages
- Isbn
- 9780262516129
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)712030200
- Label
- Fighting traffic : the dawn of the motor age in the American city, Peter D. Norton
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-381) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: What are streets for? -- I. Justice. Blood, grief, and anger ; Police traffic regulation: Ex Chao Ordo ; Whose street? Joyriders versus jaywalkers -- II. Efficiency. Streets as public utilities ; Traffic control ; Traffic efficiency versus motor freedom -- III. Freedom. The commodification of streets ; Traffic safety for the motor age ; The dawn of the motor age -- Conclusion: History, technology, and the dawn of the motor age
- Control code
- 712030200
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Edition
- 1st MIT Press paperback ed.
- Extent
- xi, 396 pages
- Isbn
- 9780262516129
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)712030200
Subject
- History
- Transportation, Automotive
- Transportation, Automotive -- Social aspects
- Transportation, Automotive -- Social aspects -- United States
- Transportation, Automotive -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Transports routiers -- Aspect social -- États-Unis
- Transports routiers -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- United States
- 1900-1999
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