{"product_id":"speed-capital-9780252045554","title":"Speed Capital","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eSpeed Capital\u003c\/i\u003e is a fabulous history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Ingrassia peels back layers of asphalt, meaning, and memory to reveal the significance of the city and its brick track to American technology, transportation, sport, and spectacle. A must-read for anyone curious about speed’s attraction or its consequences for individuals, American cities, and our politics.”--Annie Gilbert Coleman, author of \u003ci\u003eSki Style: Sport and Culture in the Rockies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction. Brick Description: Speedway as Cultural Text  \u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Crossroads of America: Inventing Indianapolis \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e America’s Brooklands: Annihilating Space at the Speedway \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Speed Carnivals: Conducting the Midway of a Motor Empire \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Automotive Metropolis: Reinventing Indianapolis \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Finest Flying Field in America: The Speedway Goes to War \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Sports of Titans: A Golden Age of Racing and Development \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Selling the Speedway: A Place at the Center of American Culture \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Just Call It the “500”: Forging Traditions in the Depression Era \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Tradition Never Stops: The Cultural Logic of Sports Capitalism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e Abbreviations\u003cp\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864289947991,"sku":"9780252045554","price":87.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252045554.jpg?v=1722271250","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/speed-capital-9780252045554","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}