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Title: Stop Signs
Condition: New
EAN: 9781552663844
ISBN: 9781552663844
Publisher: Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
Format: Paperback
Release Date: 01/04/2011
Item Height: 23mm
Item Length: 13mm
Item Width: 2mm
Item Weight: 454g
Author: Yves Engler, Bianca Mugyenyi
Language: English
Subtitle: Cars and Capitalism on the Road to Economic, Social and Ecological Decay
Description: Focusing on how cities have been torn down and remade based on the needs of the automobile and wars are fought to keep fuel tanks filled, this consideration looks closely at the country's obsession with cars. The argument contends that the automobile's ascendance is inextricably linked to several factors-from capitalism and involved corporate malfeasance to political intrigue, backroom payoffs, and media manipulation. The discussion also cites the elements of racism, academic corruption, third world coups, secret armies, environmental destruction, and even war, stating that when the domination of cars is challenged, capitalism is as well. Comparing studies in more than a dozen U.S. cities, this gritty, anti-car, road-trip story provides a unique observation for all those who wish to escape the clutches of auto insanity.
Country/Region of Manufacture: CA
Genre: Travel & Transport
Topic: Business & Finance, Technology & Engineering
Release Year: 2011

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