Cars and Culture: The Life Story of Automotive Technology by Rudi Volti | History of Car Innovation & Social Impact | Perfect for Auto Enthusiasts & Technology Historians

"Cars and Culture provides a succinct yet comprehensive history of the automobile. While the book highlights the technical changes that altered the appearance and performance of automobiles, it also explores the political, economic, social, and cultural forces that shaped the car's development. Because of the wide-ranging impact of the automobiles, no history would be complete without covering the components essential for our automotive-based transportation system - roads and highways, gasoline production, traffic laws, governmental regulation - as well as the other aspects of our social and cultural history that were deeply affected by the history of the automobile - labor unions, suburbanization, travel and recreation, and the fast-food industry." Ideal for students researching the interaction of technology and society, or the general reader with an interest in a particular technology, the Greenwood Technographies series tells the "life story" of the objects and technologies that have become so vital to our daily lives. Narrative chapters trace the history of the technology from its beginning to the present, and a timeline, glossary, and bibliography round out each volume.