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  • David Obst
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Saving Ourselves from Big Car
This chapter is in the book Saving Ourselves from Big Car

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS v
  3. Preface vii
  4. Introduction 1
  5. 1 Lead Herring (Part One) 5
  6. 2 What Is “Big Car”? 8
  7. 3 How Big Car Took Over the World (Part One) 28
  8. 4 How Big Car Took Over the World (Part Two) 50
  9. 5 The Road 63
  10. 6 Car Dreams 81
  11. 7 Lead Herring (Part Two) 104
  12. 8 The Corvair 113
  13. 9 Car Nightmares 119
  14. 10 The Edsel 178
  15. 11 Our Continued Love Affair with Big Car 183
  16. 12 Road Safety 193
  17. 13 Lead Herring (Part Three) 202
  18. 14 The Future of Mobility 213
  19. Conclusion 237
  20. Acknowledgments 241
  21. Notes 245
  22. Bibliography 267
  23. Index 273
https://doi.org/10.7312/obst21042-007

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS v
  3. Preface vii
  4. Introduction 1
  5. 1 Lead Herring (Part One) 5
  6. 2 What Is “Big Car”? 8
  7. 3 How Big Car Took Over the World (Part One) 28
  8. 4 How Big Car Took Over the World (Part Two) 50
  9. 5 The Road 63
  10. 6 Car Dreams 81
  11. 7 Lead Herring (Part Two) 104
  12. 8 The Corvair 113
  13. 9 Car Nightmares 119
  14. 10 The Edsel 178
  15. 11 Our Continued Love Affair with Big Car 183
  16. 12 Road Safety 193
  17. 13 Lead Herring (Part Three) 202
  18. 14 The Future of Mobility 213
  19. Conclusion 237
  20. Acknowledgments 241
  21. Notes 245
  22. Bibliography 267
  23. Index 273
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