Carjacked : the culture of the automobile and its effect on our lives / Catherine Lutz and Anne Lutz Fernandez.
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TextPublisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010Description: xiv, 254 p. ; 25 cmISBN: 0230102190; 0230618138; 9780230102194; 9780230618138Subject(s): Automobiles -- Social aspects -- United States -- History
Contents:
The United States of automobiles -- Dream car : myth-making, American values, and the automobile -- The pitch : how they sell -- The pitch : how we buy -- The catch : what we really pay -- The catch : the rich get richer -- What drives us -- Getting carsick -- Full metal jacket : the body count -- Conclusion: A call to action.
| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Gratia Christian College Library Book Shelves | Print book | HE5623 .L87 2010 (Browse shelf) | Available | 0001183D |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The United States of automobiles -- Dream car : myth-making, American values, and the automobile -- The pitch : how they sell -- The pitch : how we buy -- The catch : what we really pay -- The catch : the rich get richer -- What drives us -- Getting carsick -- Full metal jacket : the body count -- Conclusion: A call to action.