{"product_id":"tinkering-9780812221589","title":"Tinkering","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTinkering takes a fresh look at early automotive design from the bottom up, as a process that included manufacturers, engineers, designers, advice experts, and consumers, from savvy buyers to grass-roots inventors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A welcome addition to the growing literature on users of technology and the cultural history of the automobile.\" * \u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"A well written, valuable contribution to the state of the art of mobility history, even as it opens up a whole new subfield. It is also a valuable addition to consumption studies within and without the history of technology.\" * \u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Automobiles in the Machine Age\u003cbr\u003e 1. What Consumers Wanted\u003cbr\u003e 2. Women's Ingenuity\u003cbr\u003e 3. Consumers Become Inventors\u003cbr\u003e 4. A Tinkerer's Story\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Automotive Industry Takes the Stage\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: Tinkering from Customizing to Car Talk\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405699031383,"sku":"9780812221589","price":21.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812221589.jpg?v=1730493321","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/tinkering-9780812221589","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}