Road and motor vehicles: general interest Books
Special Interest Model Books The Countryman's Steam Manual
Book SynopsisFor nearly thirty years, John Haining (under the pen name 'Countryman's Steam') contributed a vast range of designs and constructional articles to the pages of Model Engineer magazine. These covered all types and sizes of engine:- steam traction engines for the road and field and standing engines, and the way they worked with ploughs, cider mills, elevators and threshing machines. The articles were always popular with those seeking steam experiences away from the railways, and as a result the author built up an authoritative reputation for the extent of his knowledge in this area. As a technical consultant to Model Engineer, the author built up an enviable reputation for the extent of his knowledge and the immense trouble he took to reply fully and clearly to readers' queries and problems. This book was originally written in 1982 to expound on some of the problems encountered by engine owners, both in full size and in small scale. It places particular emphasis on design and construction, and the care of steel boilers, with formulae and data used by the top firms. A new and enlarged edition was extended to cover more fully the design, construction and care of steel boilers in general, with formulae and data used by firms of repute. An extra chapter was included covering the author's designs of three vertical boilers, the Sentinel, the Caradoc and a 3 inch scale version.Table of ContentsSteel boilers and welding requirements. Steel boilers - vertical types. Copper boilers. Testing and care. Safety valves. Boiler feed pumps and engine notes. Wheel construction and general platework.
£999.99
Mortons Media Group Thames Bridges Then and Now
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£23.75
Mortons Media Group Fowlers of Leeds
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£8.18
Mortons Media Group No 48 Buses, Coaches & Recollections 1967: 1967
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£8.20
Mortons Media Group Buses, Coaches & Recollections 1978: 1978: 105
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£28.50
Mortons Media Group Buses, Coaches,Trams & Trolleybus Recollections
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£10.18
Mortons Media Group Blackpool Trams & Recollections 1972
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£10.18
Mortons Media Group Blackpool Trams & Recollections 1972: Part 1
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£8.57
Mortons Media Group Buses Coaches, Trolleybuses & Recollections 1962:
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£9.68
Mortons Media Group Vol 106 Road Transport RecollectionsThe Best of
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£9.68
Mortons Media Group No 131 Bus and Trolleybus Recollections: South
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£10.99
NMSE - Publishing Ltd Scottish Bicycles and Tricycles
Book SynopsisThis book gives a glimpse into the trials and tribulations of inventing, developing and perfecting the art of pedal-powered transport over the years from the the original 'hobby-horse' velocipede to the the notorious bone-shaker, and from the grand but tricky penny-farthing to Graeme Obree's world-beating home-made suprbike. This second edition has been updated to take in Chris Hoy's amazing three gold medals in the 2008 Olympics.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Foreword by Graeme Obree Introduction Ch. 1 The Dandy years Ch. 2 The first bicycle Ch. 3 The Edinburgh Tricycle Ch. 4 Boneshakers and blacksmiths Ch. 5 High wheels and sewing machines Ch. 6 Birth of safety Ch. 7 Bicycle transport Ch. 8 Health and freedom Ch. 9 Wartime Ch. 10 Post-war revival Ch. 11 The mountain bike boom Ch. 12 Into a new century Appendix Select index Places to visit Further reading Clubs
£7.76
Porter Press International John Fitzpatrick Group C Porsches: The Definitive
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£202.50
Fox Chapel Publishers International From Moorlands to Highlands: A History of Harris
Book SynopsisThis book follows the history and development of Brian Harris Transport Limited, the original red, green, and yellow liveried lorries that made the trek between Devon and Scotland at regular intervals for over fifty years. In 1946, Brian's father, Jerry, and Sam Miners formed Harris & Miners; with their fleet of two Ford trucks and one Commertipper, these two men took on the ultimate haulage challenge of the time: road vs. train. The outcome was that Harris & Miners were offered a contract to haul 'Devon Grate' Candy fire surrounds to Glasgow in 1947. Young Brian Harris began driving for his father in an Albion Chieftain in 1960. When Jerry Harris passed, Brian bought out the Miners family and the company became Brian Harris Transport Limited. With his fleet of ERF lorries fitted with Gardner engines, Brian set about running the company in a way only understood by him. Over the course of its existence, the company utilized a vast quantity of magnificent machines, including the first ERF 'A' series in that area, the Leyland Roadtrain and one Leyland DAF. Brian Harris died in April 2012 and his funeral was attended by over 600 people from all over the UK. This new edition gives an update to the events that have taken place since the second edition was published in 2007, including the eulogy given by the author at the funeral, as well as 82 previously unpublished photographs. [Subject: Transportation]
£19.96
Independently Published Honda Civic A Comprehensive Guide to Innovation Performance and Future
£999.99
Draft2digital Ferraris Road Legends
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£18.27
The University of Chicago Press Machines of Youth Americas Car Obsession
Book SynopsisA history of America's love of cars, taking in everything from gangsters to hot rodders.
£84.00
The University of Chicago Press Machines of Youth Americas Car Obsession
Book SynopsisA history of America's love of cars, taking in everything from gangsters to hot rodders.
£28.00
The University of Chicago Press Rethinking Americas Highways A 21stCentury
Book SynopsisAn argument for changing the way we finance American highways to a pay-as-you-go model.
£26.00
The University of Chicago Press Republic of Drivers
Book SynopsisRising gas prices, sprawl and congestion, global warming, even obesity - driving is a factor in many contentious issues. This book looks at the period between 1895 and 1961 - from the founding of the first automobile factory in America to the creation of the Interstate Highway System - to find out how driving evolved into a symbol of freedom.Trade Review"This is history of the best sort. Republic of Drivers is brilliant, nuanced, and astonishing - the cross-disciplinary scope of this book is close to incredible. Despite the extraordinary reach of his research and thinking, Seiler wears his learning lightly and is sure to reach a wide audience." - James Livingston, Rutgers University"
£24.00
Indiana University Press Ghana on the Go
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewHart has given us a sensitively aware and richly documented account of (auto)mobility in Ghana. * American Historical Review *This well-written book deeply engages with the dynamics of African mobility and constitutes a major contribution to twentieth-century Ghanaian history. * International Journal of African Historical Studies *Jennifer Hart's text sweeps triumphantly across a century of authomobility in colonial and post-colonial Ghana. . . sophisticated, clear and inspiring account. . . * Journal of Transport History *There is much here for readers across a wide range of disciplines to learn and enjoy. * Africa *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Auto/Mobile Lives1. "All Shall Pass": Indigenous Entrepreneurs, Colonial Technopolitics, and the Roots of African Automobility, 1901-19392. "Honest Labor": Public Safety, Private Profit, and the Professionalization of Drivers, 1930-19453. "Modern Men": Motor Transportation and the Politics of Respectability, 1930s-1960s4. "One Man, No Chop": Licit Wealth, Good Citizens, and the Criminalization of Drivers in Postcolonial Ghana5. "Sweet Not Always": Automobility, State Power, and the Politics of Development, 1980s-1990sEpilogue. "No Rest for the Trotro Driver": Ambivalence and Automobility in 21st Century GhanaNotesBibliographyIndex
£59.50
Indiana University Press Ghana on the Go
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewHart has given us a sensitively aware and richly documented account of (auto)mobility in Ghana. * American Historical Review *This well-written book deeply engages with the dynamics of African mobility and constitutes a major contribution to twentieth-century Ghanaian history. * International Journal of African Historical Studies *Jennifer Hart's text sweeps triumphantly across a century of authomobility in colonial and post-colonial Ghana. . . sophisticated, clear and inspiring account. . . * Journal of Transport History *There is much here for readers across a wide range of disciplines to learn and enjoy. * Africa *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Auto/Mobile Lives1. "All Shall Pass": Indigenous Entrepreneurs, Colonial Technopolitics, and the Roots of African Automobility, 1901-19392. "Honest Labor": Public Safety, Private Profit, and the Professionalization of Drivers, 1930-19453. "Modern Men": Motor Transportation and the Politics of Respectability, 1930s-1960s4. "One Man, No Chop": Licit Wealth, Good Citizens, and the Criminalization of Drivers in Postcolonial Ghana5. "Sweet Not Always": Automobility, State Power, and the Politics of Development, 1980s-1990sEpilogue. "No Rest for the Trotro Driver": Ambivalence and Automobility in 21st Century GhanaNotesBibliographyIndex
£25.19
University of Texas Press The Cultural Life of the Automobile Roads to
Book SynopsisIlluminating the question of what it means to be a mobile human anywhere in the modern world, this strikingly original work of cultural history examines how changes in consciousness, identity, and expression, both national and individual, resulted from thTable of Contents Preface Acknowledgments Henry Ford: From Popular Inventor to Legend Fordism and Cultural Circulation The Transnational Object Contradictions of Mobility Mechanical Actors Final Remarks: Kinetic Modernity and the Automobile Bibliography Index
£999.99
University of California Press For Love of the Automobile
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£45.05
University of British Columbia Press British Columbia by the Road
Book SynopsisBy offering behind-the-scenery glimpses of how boosters and builders modified the BC landscape and shaped what drivers and tourists could view from the comfort of their vehicles, this book confounds the idea of “freedom of the road.”Trade ReviewRead British Columbia by the Road backwards. Or forwards. It doesn’t matter. Like the highways themselves, you can drive Ben Bradley’s bright, engaging work on automobility, identity, and landscape in British Columbia’s Interior in different directions. Stop to visit an open-air museum or take a picture of a striking vista. You’ll get to where you’re going. -- Blair Stein, University of Oklahoma * BC Studies, Issue 199, Fall 2018 *Through refreshing and in-depth research, author Ben Bradley … offers up an engaging road trip through time and space, guiding the reader along the twisting, turning, climbing, curated, landscape of the circa 1925 to 1970 British Columbia Interior highway system, where myriad man-made, natural, and historic vistas unfold…. British Columbia by the Road is delightfully interactive, in that the author encourages the reader to slip behind the wheel … [and] an excellent read, [that] serves to shed light on the numerous forces and underpinnings which were at play in the development of the BC Interior highway system. -- David P. Stephens * Material Culture Review *Bradley’s study offers fresh perspectives on tourism promotion, park development, political culture, and public history. Befitting a study focusing on driving’s visual culture, the book has superb maps and photographs … British Columbia by the Road provides a much-needed and sustained analysis of key developments in the province’s interior and is clearly a “must read” for BC historians. For those less engaged and less familiar with the province’s history, it offers valuable and nuanced insights into the political, environmental, and economic history of North America—particularly the regional impact of automobility. -- Michael Dawson, St Thomas University * Histoire Sociale/Social History *[British Columbia by the Road] succeeds admirably in achieving its goals and it will be of interest to a wide variety of scholars far beyond the bounds of British Columbia … the book is a terrific example of detailed, very placeful historical geographical research which succeeds in connecting western Canada’s particular story with a broader argument about how political imperatives, infrastructure investment, and the new technology of the automobile conspired to shape the economic geographies and place identities of many localities across North America and beyond. -- William Wyckoff, Montana State University, USA * Journal of Historical Geography *One of the ways that we experience our past is by driving through it. We hop into our automobiles and motor through the backcountry, stopping along the way at a wide variety of historical markers, parks, and viewpoints to refresh our memories or learn something new. This “public pedagogy” goes a long way to informing the ideas we have about our province’s history and it is the subject of Ben Bradley’s new book … British Columbia by the Road is refreshingly free of jargon and smoothly written; it also presents a thought-provoking new perspective on the history of B.C.’s interior. -- Daniel Francis * BC Booklook *Ben Bradley’s book British Columbia by the Road is a significant contribution to the history of North American automobility … [This] is a highly readable book that can be read not only for its academic merits, but also as a travel book! -- Maude Flamand-Hubert * NiCHE (Network in Canadian History & Environment) *Bradley shows that a regional focus can be an effective way to connect landscape, environmental, tourism, and mobility history. -- Review by Kyle Shelton, Rice University * Pacific Northwest Quarterly, Volume 109, Number 2 *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Automobility and the Making of New Kinds of ExperienceRoute A: A Drive through Nature1 Toward a Park in the Cascade Mountains2 Behind the Scenery in Manning Park3 The Politics of Roads and Parks in the Big Bend Country4 The Failure of Hamber Park and the Big Bend HighwayRoute B: Paths to the Past5 Tracing the Route of the Cariboo Wagon Road6 Changing Times and Crisis amidst Prosperity7 On the Road for the 1958 Centennial8 Mixed Fortunes in the BC Old RushConclusion: Looking Back on British Columbia by the RoadNotesBibliographyIndex
£26.99
Johns Hopkins University Press From the American System to Mass Production
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe history of technology at its very best. It is also a volume which has a great deal to interest the business historian... A superb study replete with new insights and eqully valuable in its parts as in their sum... This is an exciting book which deserves the highest praise. Business History David Hounshell's history of the evolution of American production methods has few rivals: in execution of the theme it has none... Both the armchair historian and the specialist in the history of technology will find this a highly readable and most informative work. ScienceTable of ContentsFigures and TablesForewordAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1. The American System of Manufacures in the Antebellum PeriodChapter 2. The Sewing Machine and the American System of ManufacturesChapter 3. Mass Production in American Woodworking Industries: A Case StudyChapter 4. The McCormick Reaper Works and American Manufacturing Technology in the Nineteenth CenturyChapter 5. From the American System toward Mass Production: The Bicycle Industry in the Nineteenth CenturyChapter 6. The Ford Motor Company and the Rise of Mass Production in AmericaChapter 7. Cul-de-sac: The Limits of Fordism and the Coming of "Flexible Mass Production"Chapter 8. The Ethos of Mass Production and Its CriticsAppendix 1. The Evolution of the Expression The American System of ManufacturesAppendix 2. Singer Sewing Machine Artificial AnalysisNotesBibliographyIndex
£38.56
University of Nebraska Press Routes of Compromise
Book SynopsisMichael K. Bess studies the social, economic, and political implications of road building and state formation in Mexico through a comparative analysis of Nuevo León and Veracruz from the 1920s to the 1950s. He examines how both foreign and domestic actors, working at local, national, and transnational levels, helped determine how Mexico would build and finance its roadways.Trade Review"Michael K. Bess's new book on road building in post-Revolutionary Mexico uses the network of federal highways and local dirt roads constructed in the first half of the twentieth century as an apt metaphor for the mediated and uneven penetration of state power during that era."—Casey Marina Lurtz, Journal of Social History"This book is not just an important piece of political economy, but also a microcosm of the broader functioning of postrevolutionary politics."—Paul Gillingham, Americas"Michael K. Bess has provided us with an easily readable and very valuable book. He weaves strands of economic development and political struggle into a cohesive and coherent analytic narrative. Routes of Compromise will prove valuable to historians of Mexico and students alike, as well as to anyone interested in transnational comparisons of roadbuilding in other situations."—Bruce A. Castleman, Hispanic American Historical Review"Michael Bess's tight analysis, exhaustive research, and effective prose will surely be required reading for students interested in nation-building, political economy, and the realization of revolutionary ideals of twentieth century Mexico."—Matthew A. Redinger, Pacific Historical Review"Routes of Compromise is a lucidly written, deeply researched, and much-needed study on road building after the Mexican Revolution. Given the economic and cultural importance roads have for any society, this book should attract investigators beyond the field of Mexican history. Scholars researching economic development, state formation, and transportation elsewhere in the twentieth century should consider Routes of Compromise a necessary read for comparison with Mexico."—Salvador Salinas, American Historical Review“A richly documented study of the national, regional, and local politics surrounding road construction in Mexico. Obligatory reading for students interested in state-building, economic development, and everyday conflicts over the spoils of modernization.”—Barry Carr, professor emeritus at La Trobe University and coeditor of The New Latin American Left: Cracks in the Empire “Comparative in approach and sensitive to the transnational dimension and the agendas of politicians, bureaucrats, and members of an array of social groups, Michael Bess’s nuanced treatment of Mexican road-building is a must-read for anyone interested in Mexico’s postrevolutionary experience.”—Samuel Brunk, professor of history at the University of Texas, El Paso, and author of The Posthumous Career of Emiliano Zapata: Myth, Memory, and Mexico’s Twentieth Century “A compelling analysis of the essential but overlooked impact of road building in modern Mexico. Exhaustively researched and cogently argued, few recent works are as important to understanding how state power, economic modernization, and nation-building converged in twentieth-century Mexico.”—Susan Gauss, associate professor of Latin American and Iberian studies at the University of Massachusetts, Boston Table of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: Revolutionary Roads Chapter 1: “A Good Road . . . Brings Life to All of the Towns It Passes”: The Fight for a National and Public Road-Building Program Chapter 2: “Everyone Was Ready to Do Their Part”: Road Politics and State Bureaucracies Take Shape in Nuevo León and Veracruz Chapter 3: “So That These Problems May Be Placed in the Hand of the President”: Roads and Motor Travel under Cardenismo Chapter 4: “We March with Mexico for Liberty!”: Road Building in Wartime Chapter 5: “Those Who Do Not Look Forward Are Left Behind”: Alemanismo’s Road to Prosperity Chapter 6: Charting the Contours: State Power in Mexico’s Road-Building Efforts Appendix A: Comparing the Real Cost of Federal and State Spending on Roads Appendix B: Comparing the Budgets for Program for Cooperation on Roads and the Comisión Nacional de Caminos Vecinales Appendix C: Minimum Wages in Nuevo León and Veracruz for Road Workers Notes Bibliography Index
£45.00
Stanford University Press The Lincoln Story
Book SynopsisLincoln's heritage is as rich as that of any car built anywhere in the world, and more impressive than all but a few. This volume tells the story of the Lincoln in the years following the war.Trade Review“This is a very readable, pratical, and enjoyable book about the only American automobile named after a president.”—Choice"Author Thomas Bonsall regales readers to far more than facts; his unique style of research brings us a superbly mesmerizing tale that deserves a place on your book shelf. Bonsall keeps readers on the edge of their seats as he chauffeurs them through an astonishing half-century and more of the Lincoln legend. This automotive historian has an uncanny knack for interviewing folks who helped to make history firsthand, and that inside scoop is guaranteed to delight Lincoln lovers."—Old Cars
£40.50
Stanford University Press The Cadillac Story
Book SynopsisThis is the story of the Cadillac car company. The American automobile industry, which, as much as any industry, drove America's growth in the 20th century and defined the American people: mobile and prosperous.
£40.50
Wayne State University Press The Dodge Brothers
Book SynopsisJohn and Horace Dodge changed the face of the automotive market in 1914 by introducing their own car. This book details the brothers’ lives and influence on automotive manufacturing and marketing trends and their civic contributions to Detroit, their hiring of African Americans and women, and their charitable contributions to local organisations.Trade ReviewThe critical importance of John and Horace Dodge, from their childhood in Niles to their company's merger with the Chrysler Corporation in 1928, is illustrated in this well-researched automotive history." - Mary Jane Happy, Heritage Newspapers"Written by Professor Charles K. Hyde, who last year brought us the acclaimed history of Chrysler, Riding the Roller Coaster. Hyde leaves no stone unturned in his chronicle of two of the industry's most important pioneers. Thoroughly researched, the focus is squarely on the men, their contributions, and the legacy they have given to the auto world." - Old Cars Magazine"Charles Hyde has written a scholarly but very accessible account of the personal histories, manufacturing operations, and legacy of John and Horace Dodge. The book is carefully documented and contains useful endnotes and numerous illustrations including cartoons, product advertisements, and photos of factories, cars, yachts, and mansions. Charles Hyde concludes this informative work with thoughtful remarks on the previously overlooked legacy of the Dodge brothers, their company, and their motor cars." - Michigan Historical Review"True, the Dodge brothers and their company were historically important because of their contributions to rise of Ford and then Chrysler. But Hyde makes it clear that the Dodge brothers were very important manufacturers in their own right. He has written the definitive history of both the men and their firm." - Larry D. Lankton, Michigan Technological University
£19.96
Duke University Press Mobility without Mayhem
Book SynopsisWhile Americans prize the ability to get behind the wheel and hit the open road, they have not always agreed about what constitutes safe, decorous driving and who is capable of it. This title presents a cultural history of America's fear of and fascination with driving, from the mid-twentieth century to the present.Trade Review“Whether you think of the car as symbolizing freedom, or environmental degradation, you'll find Packer's book thought-provoking, even entertaining.” - Cliff Bellamy, Durham Herald-Sun"Packer's study of the cultural anxieties surrounding the automobile and the attempts to regulate this space (always in the name of ‘safety’) is quite exhaustive. . . . Packer's examination of the popularity of the Cadillac in African-American communities during this middle part of the 20th century." - Gerry Canavan, Independent Weekly“Safe driving . . . is not straightforward. Packer’s main insight is that the public’s attraction to the idea of safety makes it vulnerable to exploitation and manipulation by institutions. While his perspective often seems pessimistic, it is amply backed up, and its criticism of the intrusion of authority into our everyday lives is thought-provoking.” - Tim Roberts, M/C Reviews“Reading a book on traffic safety would seem to most to be a cure for insomnia. However, Jeremy Packer’s Mobility Without Mayhem: Safety, Cars, and Citizenship may well keep you up past your bedtime. . . . Packer’s informed and nuanced exploration of the relation of mobility to ideology in postwar America is comprehensive, provocative, and instructive. Check it out.” - Steven E. Alford, International Journal of Motorcycle Studies“Packer’s book succeeds in illuminating much about the public discourse on and cultural meaning of driving both past and present. In the process, he manages to call into question the fixation with managing risk that seems so all pervasive in American society in the era of the so-called War on Terror. Overall, the book makes a significant contribution to the growing scholarly literature on the automobile and the distinctive way of life it has helped to create. This is no small achievement.” - Steve Macek, International Journal of Communication“Packer’s work offers historians insightful analysis of postwar automobility. . . . The book is a fresh and important contribution to the history of mobility in the United States.” - Kathleen Franz, The Journal of American History“Engaging with lively debates in contemporary cultural studies, including critical geography, technological and social history, and popular culture studies, Jeremy Packer denaturalizes the common-sense assumptions that inform our culture’s conceptions of drivers and driving.”—Jeffrey Sconce, editor of Sleaze Artists: Cinema at the Margins of Taste, Style, and Politics“For all that the United States trumpets individualism, it is a nation of obedience—to church, kin, commodity, conquest, and, perhaps above all, car. Jeremy Packer takes us along a wild but always disciplined drive in the fast lane of cultural studies.”—Toby Miller, author of The Well-Tempered Self: Citizenship, Culture, and the Postmodern Subject“Packer’s book succeeds in illuminating much about the public discourse on and cultural meaning of driving both past and present. In the process, he manages to call into question the fixation with managing risk that seems so all pervasive in American society in the era of the so-called War on Terror. Overall, the book makes a significant contribution to the growing scholarly literature on the automobile and the distinctive way of life it has helped to create. This is no small achievement.” -- Steve Macek * International Journal of Communication *“Packer’s work offers historians insightful analysis of postwar automobility. . . . The book is a fresh and important contribution to the history of mobility in the United States.” -- Kathleen Franz * Journal of American History *“Reading a book on traffic safety would seem to most to be a cure for insomnia. However, Jeremy Packer’s Mobility Without Mayhem: Safety, Cars, and Citizenship may well keep you up past your bedtime. . . . Packer’s informed and nuanced exploration of the relation of mobility to ideology in postwar America is comprehensive, provocative, and instructive. Check it out.” -- Steven E. Alford * International Journal of Motorcycle Studies *“Safe driving . . . is not straightforward. Packer’s main insight is that the public’s attraction to the idea of safety makes it vulnerable to exploitation and manipulation by institutions. While his perspective often seems pessimistic, it is amply backed up, and its criticism of the intrusion of authority into our everyday lives is thought-provoking.” -- Tim Roberts * M/C Reviews *“Whether you think of the car as symbolizing freedom, or environmental degradation, you'll find Packer's book thought-provoking, even entertaining.” -- Cliff Bellamy * Durham Herald-Sun *"Packer's study of the cultural anxieties surrounding the automobile and the attempts to regulate this space (always in the name of ‘safety’) is quite exhaustive. . . . Packer's examination of the popularity of the Cadillac in African-American communities during this middle part of the 20th century." -- Gerry Canavan * Independent Weekly *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction: Auto-Mobile America 1 1. The Crusade for Traffic Safety: Mobilizing the Suburban Dream 27 2. Hitching the Highway to Hell: Media Hysterics and the Politics of Youth Mobility 77 3. Motorcycle Madness: The Insane, the Profane, and Newly Tame 111 4. Communications Convoy: The CB and Truckers 161 5. Of Cadillacs and "Coon Cages": The Racing of Automobility 189 6. Raging with a Machine: Neoliberalism Meets the Automobile 231 7. Safety to Security: Future Orientations of Automobility 267 Notes 293 Works Cited 325 Index 341
£81.90
Duke University Press Mobility without Mayhem
Book SynopsisWhile Americans prize the ability to get behind the wheel and hit the open road, they have not always agreed about what constitutes safe, decorous driving and who is capable of it. This title presents a cultural history of America's fear of and fascination with driving, from the mid-twentieth century to the present.Trade Review“Whether you think of the car as symbolizing freedom, or environmental degradation, you'll find Packer's book thought-provoking, even entertaining.” - Cliff Bellamy, Durham Herald-Sun"Packer's study of the cultural anxieties surrounding the automobile and the attempts to regulate this space (always in the name of ‘safety’) is quite exhaustive. . . . Packer's examination of the popularity of the Cadillac in African-American communities during this middle part of the 20th century." - Gerry Canavan, Independent Weekly“Safe driving . . . is not straightforward. Packer’s main insight is that the public’s attraction to the idea of safety makes it vulnerable to exploitation and manipulation by institutions. While his perspective often seems pessimistic, it is amply backed up, and its criticism of the intrusion of authority into our everyday lives is thought-provoking.” - Tim Roberts, M/C Reviews“Reading a book on traffic safety would seem to most to be a cure for insomnia. However, Jeremy Packer’s Mobility Without Mayhem: Safety, Cars, and Citizenship may well keep you up past your bedtime. . . . Packer’s informed and nuanced exploration of the relation of mobility to ideology in postwar America is comprehensive, provocative, and instructive. Check it out.” - Steven E. Alford, International Journal of Motorcycle Studies“Packer’s book succeeds in illuminating much about the public discourse on and cultural meaning of driving both past and present. In the process, he manages to call into question the fixation with managing risk that seems so all pervasive in American society in the era of the so-called War on Terror. Overall, the book makes a significant contribution to the growing scholarly literature on the automobile and the distinctive way of life it has helped to create. This is no small achievement.” - Steve Macek, International Journal of Communication“Packer’s work offers historians insightful analysis of postwar automobility. . . . The book is a fresh and important contribution to the history of mobility in the United States.” - Kathleen Franz, The Journal of American History“Engaging with lively debates in contemporary cultural studies, including critical geography, technological and social history, and popular culture studies, Jeremy Packer denaturalizes the common-sense assumptions that inform our culture’s conceptions of drivers and driving.”—Jeffrey Sconce, editor of Sleaze Artists: Cinema at the Margins of Taste, Style, and Politics“For all that the United States trumpets individualism, it is a nation of obedience—to church, kin, commodity, conquest, and, perhaps above all, car. Jeremy Packer takes us along a wild but always disciplined drive in the fast lane of cultural studies.”—Toby Miller, author of The Well-Tempered Self: Citizenship, Culture, and the Postmodern Subject“Packer’s book succeeds in illuminating much about the public discourse on and cultural meaning of driving both past and present. In the process, he manages to call into question the fixation with managing risk that seems so all pervasive in American society in the era of the so-called War on Terror. Overall, the book makes a significant contribution to the growing scholarly literature on the automobile and the distinctive way of life it has helped to create. This is no small achievement.” -- Steve Macek * International Journal of Communication *“Packer’s work offers historians insightful analysis of postwar automobility. . . . The book is a fresh and important contribution to the history of mobility in the United States.” -- Kathleen Franz * Journal of American History *“Reading a book on traffic safety would seem to most to be a cure for insomnia. However, Jeremy Packer’s Mobility Without Mayhem: Safety, Cars, and Citizenship may well keep you up past your bedtime. . . . Packer’s informed and nuanced exploration of the relation of mobility to ideology in postwar America is comprehensive, provocative, and instructive. Check it out.” -- Steven E. Alford * International Journal of Motorcycle Studies *“Safe driving . . . is not straightforward. Packer’s main insight is that the public’s attraction to the idea of safety makes it vulnerable to exploitation and manipulation by institutions. While his perspective often seems pessimistic, it is amply backed up, and its criticism of the intrusion of authority into our everyday lives is thought-provoking.” -- Tim Roberts * M/C Reviews *“Whether you think of the car as symbolizing freedom, or environmental degradation, you'll find Packer's book thought-provoking, even entertaining.” -- Cliff Bellamy * Durham Herald-Sun *"Packer's study of the cultural anxieties surrounding the automobile and the attempts to regulate this space (always in the name of ‘safety’) is quite exhaustive. . . . Packer's examination of the popularity of the Cadillac in African-American communities during this middle part of the 20th century." -- Gerry Canavan * Independent Weekly *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction: Auto-Mobile America 1 1. The Crusade for Traffic Safety: Mobilizing the Suburban Dream 27 2. Hitching the Highway to Hell: Media Hysterics and the Politics of Youth Mobility 77 3. Motorcycle Madness: The Insane, the Profane, and Newly Tame 111 4. Communications Convoy: The CB and Truckers 161 5. Of Cadillacs and "Coon Cages": The Racing of Automobility 189 6. Raging with a Machine: Neoliberalism Meets the Automobile 231 7. Safety to Security: Future Orientations of Automobility 267 Notes 293 Works Cited 325 Index 341
£27.90
Johns Hopkins University Press Stealing Cars
Book SynopsisDrawing on sources that include interviews, government documents, patents, sociological and psychological studies, magazines, monographs, scholarly periodicals, film, fiction, and digital gaming, Heitmann and Morales tell a story that highlights both human creativity and some of the paradoxes of American life.Trade ReviewThis volume tells a social and cultural history of auto theft -- honest -- and it does so remarkably well. -- James Donnelly Hemmings Motor News Stealing Cars; Technology & Society from the Model T to the Gran Torino provides a fine study of auto theft and culture, and examines a range of topics to include motives, methods, and more. Studies of transportation issues have typically focused on auto manufacturing history, so it's refreshing to see a treatment that considers users and the automobile's role in American life. -- James A Cox The Midwest Book Review Stealing Cars fills a lacuna in the historical literature on the automobile. Thus, this is a thoughtful, useful study. -- Jeffrey S. Adler Michigan Historical Review Full of good history and excellent research... Heitmann and Morales mix in just enough psychology, sociology, and talk of morals, sex, and love of speed to make the work educational but not didactic. All auto enthusiasts should get this book. Highly recommended. Choice Heitmann and Morales have added to a better and broader understanding of both crime and the automobile in American life and have pointed to other fruitful avenues for exploration. -- Kathleen Franz American Historical Review A well-written and well-conceived introduction to an important aspect of modern automobility. Novices drawn to the topic will disocver many rich investigative opporutnities; more seasoned automotive academics can synthesize these observations into the growing field of "user" studies. -- David Blanke The Journal of American History It is easy to recommend this book to readers, from historians and professionals interested in automobile topics to a general audience looking for a good read. Technology and SocietyTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Park at Your Own Risk1. "Stop, Thief!"2. Juvenile Delinquents, Hardened Criminals, and Some Ineffectual Technological Solutions (1941–1980)3. From the Personal Garage to the Surveillance Society4. Car Theft in the Electronic and Digital Age (1970s–Present)5. Mexico, the United States, and International Auto Theft6. The Recent PastConclusion: Stealing the American DreamAppendix: Tables Summarizing Various U.S. Automobile Theft Crime Reports and Surveys, 1924–2010NotesEssay on SourcesIndex
£23.85
Johns Hopkins University Press Taxi
Book SynopsisWhy the cabdriver is the real victim of the false promises of Uber and the gig economy. 2007 Noteworthy Book in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics, Princeton University Industrial Relations SectionHailed in its first edition as a classic study of New York City's history and people, Graham Russell Gao Hodges's Taxi! is a remarkable evocation of the forgotten history of the taxi driver. This deftly woven narrative captures the spirit of New York City cabdrivers and their hardscrabble struggle to capture a piece of the American dream. From labor unrest and racial strife to ruthless competition and political machinations, Hodges recounts this history through contemporary news accounts, Hollywood films, and the words of the cabbies themselves. A new preface recalls the author's five years of hacking in New York City in the early 1970s, and a new concluding chapter explores the rise of app-based ridesharing services with the arrival of companies like Uber and Lyft. Sharply criticizinTable of ContentsPreface to the Revised EditionAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. The Creation of the Taxi Man, 1907-19202. Hack Men in the Jazz Age, 1920-19303. The Search for Order during the Depression, 1930-19404. Prosperity during Wartime, 1940-19505. The Creation of the Classic Cabby, 1950-19806. Unionization and Its Discontents, 1960-19807. The Lease Driver and Proletarian, 1980-20068. The Ridesharing Era, 2010-2019Appendix. Data TablesNotesEssay on SourcesIndex Illustrations follow page XXX
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University of Nebraska Press Routes of Compromise
Book SynopsisIn Routes of CompromiseMichael K. Bess studies the social, economic, and political implications of road building and state formation in Mexico through a comparative analysis of Nuevo León and Veracruz from the 1920s to the 1950s. He examines how both foreign and domestic actors, working at local, national, and transnational levels, helped determine how Mexico would build and finance its roadways. While Veracruz offered a radical model for regional construction that empowered agrarian communities, national consensus would solidify around policies championed by Nuevo León’s political and commercial elites. Bess shows that no single political figure or central agency dominated the process of determining Mexico''s road-building policies. Instead, provincial road-building efforts highlight the contingent nature of power and state formation in midcentury Mexico. Trade Review"Michael K. Bess's new book on road building in post-Revolutionary Mexico uses the network of federal highways and local dirt roads constructed in the first half of the twentieth century as an apt metaphor for the mediated and uneven penetration of state power during that era."—Casey Marina Lurtz, Journal of Social History"This book is not just an important piece of political economy, but also a microcosm of the broader functioning of postrevolutionary politics."—Paul Gillingham, Americas"Michael K. Bess has provided us with an easily readable and very valuable book. He weaves strands of economic development and political struggle into a cohesive and coherent analytic narrative. Routes of Compromise will prove valuable to historians of Mexico and students alike, as well as to anyone interested in transnational comparisons of roadbuilding in other situations."—Bruce A. Castleman, Hispanic American Historical Review"Michael Bess's tight analysis, exhaustive research, and effective prose will surely be required reading for students interested in nation-building, political economy, and the realization of revolutionary ideals of twentieth century Mexico."—Matthew A. Redinger, Pacific Historical Review"Routes of Compromise is a lucidly written, deeply researched, and much-needed study on road building after the Mexican Revolution. Given the economic and cultural importance roads have for any society, this book should attract investigators beyond the field of Mexican history. Scholars researching economic development, state formation, and transportation elsewhere in the twentieth century should consider Routes of Compromise a necessary read for comparison with Mexico."—Salvador Salinas, American Historical Review“A richly documented study of the national, regional, and local politics surrounding road construction in Mexico. Obligatory reading for students interested in state-building, economic development, and everyday conflicts over the spoils of modernization.”—Barry Carr, professor emeritus at La Trobe University and coeditor of The New Latin American Left: Cracks in the Empire “Comparative in approach and sensitive to the transnational dimension and the agendas of politicians, bureaucrats, and members of an array of social groups, Michael Bess’s nuanced treatment of Mexican road-building is a must-read for anyone interested in Mexico’s postrevolutionary experience.”—Samuel Brunk, professor of history at the University of Texas, El Paso, and author of The Posthumous Career of Emiliano Zapata: Myth, Memory, and Mexico’s Twentieth Century “A compelling analysis of the essential but overlooked impact of road building in modern Mexico. Exhaustively researched and cogently argued, few recent works are as important to understanding how state power, economic modernization, and nation-building converged in twentieth-century Mexico.”—Susan Gauss, associate professor of Latin American and Iberian studies at the University of Massachusetts, Boston Table of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: Revolutionary Roads Chapter 1: “A Good Road . . . Brings Life to All of the Towns It Passes”: The Fight for a National and Public Road-Building Program Chapter 2: “Everyone Was Ready to Do Their Part”: Road Politics and State Bureaucracies Take Shape in Nuevo León and Veracruz Chapter 3: “So That These Problems May Be Placed in the Hand of the President”: Roads and Motor Travel under Cardenismo Chapter 4: “We March with Mexico for Liberty!”: Road Building in Wartime Chapter 5: “Those Who Do Not Look Forward Are Left Behind”: Alemanismo’s Road to Prosperity Chapter 6: Charting the Contours: State Power in Mexico’s Road-Building Efforts Appendix A: Comparing the Real Cost of Federal and State Spending on Roads Appendix B: Comparing the Budgets for Program for Cooperation on Roads and the Comisión Nacional de Caminos Vecinales Appendix C: Minimum Wages in Nuevo León and Veracruz for Road Workers Notes Bibliography Index
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Cornell University Press Driving toward Modernity
Book SynopsisIn Driving toward Modernity, Jun Zhang ethnographically explores the entanglement between the rise of the automotive regime and emergence of the middle class in South China. Focusing on the Pearl River Delta, one of the nation''s wealthiest regions, Zhang shows how private cars have shaped everyday middle-class sociality, solidarity, and subjectivity, and how the automotive regime has helped make the new middle classes of the PRC. By carefully analyzing how physical and social mobility intertwines, Driving toward Modernity paints a nuanced picture of modern Chinese life, comprising the continuity and rupture as well as the structure and agency of China''s great transformation.Trade ReviewJun Zhang's Driving Toward Modernity: Cars and the Lives of the Middle Class in Contemporary China presents an exceptional and fascinating ethnographic study that examines the relationship between the rise of the 'automotive regime' and the (re-)emergence of the middle class. * China Information *This rich ethnography will be a benchmark for any forthcoming scholarly work on car consumption in China. Zhang's ethnographic account of the car-owning mobility of middle-class consumers in southern China represents a major contribution to an important topic in the understanding of contemporary Chinese society. * Pacific Affairs *Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations and Note on Translation Introduction: A Mobile Lifestyle, A Middle Way of Living Prologue: From Official Privileges to Consumer Goods 1. Driving Alone Together: Sociality, Solidarity, and Status 2. Family Cars, Filial Consumer-Citizens: Becoming Properly Middle Class 3. The Emerging Middle Class and the Car Market: Mobilities and Trajectories 4. Car Crash, Class Encounter: Anxiety of Mobility 5. Bidding for a License Plate: The Importance of Being a Free and Proper Consumer 6. Parking: Contesting Space in Middle-Class Complexes Epilogue: Politics of Transformation Glossary Notes References Index
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Haynes Publishing General Motors Modelos de Tamaño Mediano Haynes
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Historic England England's Motoring Heritage from the Air
Book SynopsisThe arrival of aerial photography came at a particularly significant moment in terms of the visual appearance of England. This selection of photographs makes use of the Aerofilms collection, acquired by English Heritage in 2007 and subsequently digitised and made available on the Britain from Above website. When Aerofilms fliers first went up in the skies in 1919, they captured a country that, with the obvious exception of some large scale structures such as aircraft hangers and munitions factories, had more or less been preserved in aspic in 1914. What we are looking at in many of the earliest photographs in this book is essentially Edwardian England, with towns and villages generally quite compact, with fields reaching almost up to the High Streets in many cases, and little sign of the sprawl that was to engulf them in the 1920s and 30s. The streets of many towns, especially the seaside resorts that provided the aerial photographers with many of their earliest subjects, have an orderly, almost pristine appearance to them, with the Victorian and Edwardian houses undisturbed by any out of place redevelopment. The purpose of this book is to show just how radically that position changed over the ensuing half century. We trace the outward expansion of places brought about by the availability of the car: the new suburbs and ribbon development. We see how new arterial roads came into being to meet the needs of motor transport and how the centre of cities start to be rebuilt to accommodate it. We witness the growth of sprawl around road junctions on the edge of built up areas and the arrival of new types of building there to service both cars and people: the filling station, the roadhouse. We see how the car encouraged more people to go further afield for sport and pleasure: to the seaside, the races or to new forms of attractions such as the amusement park in the country. And we see how public transport changes over the period from trams to buses with the advent of new facilities such as bus stations. The scale of traffic congestion becomes apparent by the late 1930s. In addition, the impact on the landscape of large motor factories and provision for motor sport is made clear.Trade ReviewIt's a lovely b/w trip back in time and beautifully set out, letting the images tell the story.Classic MotoringThis is a novel as well as instructive look at a previously neglected area of English motoring history, and is highly recommended.The AutomobileThis is an excellent glimpse into the unique archive that is the Aerofilms Collection and I commend it to anyone interested in our motoring heritage. If it doesn't send you scurrying to the Britain from the Air website I'll eat my flying helmet!Geoff Lancaster, Society of Automotive Historians in BritainThe quality of reproduction is excellent ... for the quality of production offered this book represents good value.Paul Lacey, Roads: Road Transport History AssociationIt really is an outstanding social history with each full-page picture telling more than the 1,000 proverbial words ...This EnglandTable of ContentsPreface Introduction England at the dawn of popular motoring Trams and tram depots Bus stations, garages and workshops Motor vehicle factories Garages and filling stations Out for the day By the seaside The growth of motorised suburbia The new roads Rebuilding the cities New towns, smaller towns and suburbs in the 1960s Towards the motorway age
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Emerald Publishing Limited The Handbook of Road Safety Measures: Second
Book SynopsisThe second edition of the "Handbook of Road Safety Measures" (previously published in 2004) gives state-of-the-art summaries of current knowledge regarding the effects of 128 road safety measures. It covers all areas of road safety including: traffic control; vehicle inspection; driver training; publicity campaigns; police enforcement; and, general policy instruments. With many original chapters revised and several new ones added, extra topics covered in this edition include: post-accident care; DUI legislation and enforcement; environmental zones; and speed cameras.Trade Review"In summary, an important, timely and useful book that should benefit researchers and practitioners alike" Will Murray, Research Director, Interactive Driving Systems[registered] in a book review in Logistics and Transport Focus. "This handbook offers an enormous amount of information for the interested reader. Furthermore, the reputation of the authors and their approach in this book ensures that this book is a valuable addition to worldwide road safety research. As far as I know, this book has no competitor..." Fred Wegman, Managing Director of SWOV, in a book review published in the European Journal of Transport Infrastructure Research."Table of ContentsBackground and Guide to Readers. Literature Survey and Meta-Analysis. Factors Contributing to Road Accidents. Basic Concepts of Road Safety Research. Assessing the Quality of Evaluation Studies. The Contribution of Research to Road Safety Policy-Making. Road Design and Road Equipment. Road Maintenance. Traffic Control. Vehicle design and protective devices. Vehicle and Garage Inspection. Driver Training and Regulation of Professional Drivers. Public Education and Information. Police Enforcement and Sanctions. Post-Accident Care. General-Purpose Policy Instruments. Prelims. Definitions of Technical Terms.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Omnibustechnik: Historische Fahrzeuge und
Book SynopsisOmnibusse gelten seit jeher als robuste, zuverlässige und bequeme Personen-Beförderungsfahrzeuge mit ganz unterschiedlicher Anzahl von Sitzplätzen. Je nach Einsatzzweck sind Eigenschaften wie Komfort, Ökonomie, Raumausnutzung etc. optimiert. Die Fahrzeuge der Vergangenheit werden in einem ersten Teil des Buches dargestellt mit all den Beschreibungen, aus denen diese Spezialisierung hervorgeht. Im zweiten Teil des Buches wird anhand aktueller Beispiele der hohe technische Standard technischer Entwicklungen im Omnibus aufgezeigt.Table of ContentsI.- 100 Jahre Omnibus mit Verbrennungsmotor.- 1820 bis 1900 — Jahre des technischen Aufbruchs.- Die Gründerjahre.- Motorenentwicklung beginnt vor der Fahrzeugentwicklung.- Der Name Lenoir steht vor Nikolaus August Otto.- Gottlieb Daimler — Wilhelm Maybach.- Carl Benz.- Vom Dreirad zum Omnibus.- Das „Schwaben-Duo“ Daimler-Maybach beginnt in Cannstatt.- Der erste wirkliche Fahrzeugmotor.- Zwei Köpfe — ein Weg zum Automobil.- Die Ära des Diesel-Motors — eine wichtige Erfindung für die Omnibus-Entwicklung.- Rudolf Diesel.- Vorkammerlösung bringt den Durchbruch.- Benz-Motorenlizenznehmer: in Deutschland und im Ausland.- Vorkammer-Dieselmotoren bis 85 PS für Fahrzeug-Antriebe.- „Gold-Mark“ verändert die Industrielandschaft.- II.- Motorkutsche — Urahne des modernen automobilen Omnibus.- 2312 Einheiten bei Benz produziert.- Taxi fuhren vor dem Omnibus.- Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft gegründet.- Die Jahrhundertwende markiert den Aufbruch in die Motorisierung der Personen-Fahrzeuge.- Wandel zum echten Omnibus.- Büssing — ein Pionier im Omnibusbau.- Daimler Cannstadt und MMG Berlin fusionieren.- Deutsche Bürokratie behindert Omnibus-Entwicklung.- Ab 1900 — 13 Omnibusbauer in Deutschland.- Neue Technik für den Bus.- Militärischer Einfluss erzwingt neue Technik.- Krieg — Weltwirtschaftskrise — Inflation — eine tiefe Zäsur.- Krise zwingt zu Fusionen.- Stand der Technik.- Niederrahmen für Omnibusse.- Die neue Entwicklungsphase im Omnibusbau.- 1933 — eine die Omnibus-Entwicklung prägende Ära begann.- Autobahn lässt für Busse 100 km/h zu.- Frontlenker-Bus kündigt sich an.- Zwei Motoren — Versuch im Bus.- Der Staat mischt wieder mit.- Kriegsvorbereitung hatte Vorrang.- Neuaufbau nach dem Kriege.- 1950: 10 000. Fahrzeug der Nachkriegs-Produktion.- Omnibus-Touristik beeinflusst Formen und Motorleistung.- Der selbsttragende Omnibus — eine entscheidende Epoche beginnt.- Die Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung IAA als Plattform der Epoche machenden Omnibustechnik.- 1954 — Beginn der Serienfertigung selbsttragender Omnibusse in Ulm.- Florierender Markt — Wettbewerb nimmt aggressive Formen an.- Deutscher Busmarkt — ein schwieriger Markt.- Erste deutsche Omnibusreihe mit internationaler Technik.- Luftfederung geht in die Serie.- Die internationale Busreise wird entdeckt.- Neue Omnibus-Formen — Kunststoff drängt in den Bus.- Neue Technik für höhere Sicherheit.- Das „Brotauto“ aus Mannheim.- Standardisierung für Stadt- und Linienbusse.- Niederflurbus.- Der „Schieber“.- Verkehrssysteme werden aktuell.- Die Ära der Reisebusse — SETRA-Baureihe 100 macht Kässbohrer zur Nr. 1 im Reisebussektor.- Trend zum „großen Omnibus“.- Ölkrise stoppt den Aufschwung.- Der Busmarkt bleibt rezessiv.- Omnibus-Touristik im Aufwärtstrend.- Komfort-Qualifikation.- Export floriert — Aktivitäten im Ausland.- Die Krise schwelt weiter.- Erster Vollkunststoff-Omnibus der Welt.- III Omnibus-Technik: Aufbruch ins nächste Jahrtausend; Märkte wachsen zusammen; Neue Strukturen bei den Omnibusherstellern.- Die Zukunft begann 1990.- Wettbewerbsdruck nimmt zu.- Hohe Innovationskraft.- Omnibusse für das nächste Jahrtausend — SETRA 300 und Mercedes-Benz O 404 — Neoplan „Mega“-Serie.- Entwicklungs-Schwerpunkte: Sicherheit, Komfort, Wirtschaftlichkeit.- Neue Wege in der Elektrik.- SETRA ist weltweit Vorbild im Reisebusbau.- Neues Spiegel-Konzept.- O 404 Generation von Mercedes-Benz.- Weitere Komforterhöhung für Fahrer und Fahrgast.- Höhere Sicherheit konstruktiv umgesetzt.- Möhringer Kreativität weist die Zukunft.- Radnabenmotoren — Antrieb mit Zukunft?.- Weltpremiere in Basel.- Der Batterie-Bus.- 15 m Bus vom Gesetzgeber akzeptiert.- Aus eins mach drei — Trolley-Familie.- Diversifiertes Busprogramm.- MAN — zwei Jahrzehnte Konstanz im Reisebusbau.- Neue Linie beim Stadt- und Überlandlinienbus.- Alternativ-Antriebe: Batterie, Elektrik, Hybrid-Lösungen.- Alternative Kraftstoffe: Erdgas, Wasserstoff.- Solobus im Stadtbetrieb mit Vollautomatik.- 15 m Busse — die neue Dimension.- EURO II Motoren bereits vor dem Stichtag in Serie.- Linienbus-Markt in Deutschland.- 1993 — Europa Binnenmarkt — neue Phase mit Folgen.- Kässbohrer und IVECO kooperieren.- Konzentrationen — Gebot der Stunde.- Zwei Marken Strategie.- Letzter potenter Bus-Karossier.- Omnibus-Technik an der Schwelle ins zweite Jahrtausend.- Europas Busmarkt hat viele Bewerber.- Entwicklungsstufe 1996 — universelle Elektronik — stärkere Motoren und Alternativkraftstoffe.- Sicherheitstechnik — nächste Stufe.- Mission Stadtbus 2000.- Nachwort des Autors.- Industrieteil Omnibusse und Omnibustechnik heute.- Dieseleinspritzsysteme für Nutzfahrzeuge.- Brennstoffzellen-Technologie — Antrieb der Zukunft.- Stadtlinienomnibusse mit elektrischem Antriebssystem.- Die neue MAN-Niederflur-Midibus-Baureihe.- Hydrodynamik.- Automatgetriebe im Stadtbus.- Abgastechnik in Omnibussen.- Integrationsbeispiel für ein Webasto Klimasystem.- Betriebsdatenerfassung bei modernen Linienbus-Automatgetrieben —Technische Möglichkeiten und Kundennutzen.- Sachwortverzeichnis.- Quellennachweis.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Vieweg Handbuch Kraftfahrzeugtechnik
Book SynopsisFahrzeugingenieure in Praxis und Ausbildung benötigen den raschen und sicheren Zugriff auf Grundlagen und Details der Fahrzeugtechnik sowie wesentliche zugehörige industrielle Prozesse. Solche Informationen, die in ganz unterschiedlichen Quellen abgelegt sind, systematisch und bewertend zusammenzuführen, hat sich dieses Handbuch zum Ziel gesetzt. Damit eröffnet das Buch dem Leser im Zusammenhang mit relevantem Schrifttum einen weitgehenden Einblick in den heutigen Stand und die Weiterentwicklung der Fahrzeugtechnik, den Einblick in alle Aggregate, Komponenten und Systeme moderner Fahrzeuge, Einblicke in den gesamten Lebenszyklus eines Automobils und einen Überblick über den gesamten Produktentstehungsprozess. Die Autoren sind bedeutende Fachleute der deutschen Automobil- und Zuliefererindustrie, sie stellen sicher, dass Theorie und Praxis vernetzt vermittelt werden. Der überraschend schnelle Abverkauf der 1. Auflage mit 3000 Exemplaren in 5 Monaten ermöglichte diese fehlerkorrigierte Auflage und das mit allerneuester Literatur aktualisierte Quellenverzeichnis. Zusätzlich wurde ein Firmenverzeichnis mit jeweiligem Beitrag und Mitarbeiter aufgenommen.Trade Review"Mit dem Handbuch Kraftfahrzeugtechnik ist Herausgebern, Autoren und Verlag ein Dezenniumswerk gelungen." (Automobil Revue 52, 29.12.2000)"Das vorgelegte Handbuch wird sicherlich die gleiche hohe Wertschätzung erfahren, wie ‚Buschmann & Koessler' zu ihrer Zeit." (VDI nachrichten 8, 23.2.2001)Table of ContentsAnforderungen an Automobile - Innovative Technologien - Aerodynamik - Klimatisierung - Akustik - Design - Package - Brennstoffzelle - Elektrofahrzeug - Gasturbine - Ottomotor - Dieselmotor - Aufladesysteme - Getriebe und Kupplung - Allrad - Bremsen und Regelsysteme - Zweitakter - Karosseriebauweisen - Materialien - Oberflächenschutz - Fahrzeuginnenraum - Fahrzeugsicherheit - Bremsen - Reifen - Fahrwerkauslegung - Kraftstoffe - Elektrik/Elektronik - Beleuchtung - Sensorik - Bordnetz - EMV - Werkstoffe - Simultaneous Engineering - Simulationstechnik - Versuchstechnik - Automobil und Verkehr der Zukunft
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Eisenbahnwagenbau: Erläuternde Beschreibung der
Book SynopsisDieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind. Der Verlag stellt mit diesem Archiv Quellen für die historische wie auch die disziplingeschichtliche Forschung zur Verfügung, die jeweils im historischen Kontext betrachtet werden müssen. Dieser Titel erschien in der Zeit vor 1945 und wird daher in seiner zeittypischen politisch-ideologischen Ausrichtung vom Verlag nicht beworben.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Fahrdynamik-Regelung: Modellbildung,
Book SynopsisDie Mechatronik im Fahrzeug hat heute entscheidenden Einfluss auf die Gestaltung der Radaufhängungen, Bremsen und Lenkungen und die dadurch möglichen aktiven Eingriffe. Regelungen ermöglichen so eine Beeinflussung der Fahrdynamik. Der Entwurf und die Erprobung dieser mechatronischen Systeme erfordert ein modellgestütztes Vorgehen mit verschiedenen Arten der Simulation, modellbasierten Regelungen, Überwachungs- und Diagnosemethoden bis hin zum Test einer automatisierten Fahrzeugführung. Hier gibt das Buch einen detaillierten Überblick. Dabei werden besonders mechatronische Bremssysteme, aktive Radaufhängungen, aktive Stabilisatoren, aktive Lenksysteme, ABS-, ESP- und AFS-Regelungen und Fahrer-Assistenz-Systeme zur Abstandsregelung mit Stop-and-Go, zur Spurführung und ein Parkassistent betrachtet. Weitere Kapitel behandeln Diagnosesysteme für die Querdynamik-Regelung und aktive Fahrwerke.Table of ContentsDas mechatronische Kraftfahrzeug - Modellbildung und Simulation - Fahrdynamische Brems- und Querdynamikregelungen - Regelung der Vertikaldynamik - Fahrerassistenzsysteme - Fahrdynamischer Systemverbund - Überwachung, Diagnose und Fehlertoleranz mechatronischer Systeme
£80.99
Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Misadventures of an Accidental Activist
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Woodfield Publishing Handcart to Hanlon: West Sussex Ambulance Services 1885-1995
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Kehrer Verlag Journeying 66
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Almuzara Eso No Estaba En Mi Libro de Historia del
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