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Stop Signs: Cars and Capitalism on the Road to Economic, Social and Ecological Decay
Yves Engler
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Description for Stop Signs: Cars and Capitalism on the Road to Economic, Social and Ecological Decay
paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: KC; KNDR; RPT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 280.
Focusing on how cities have been torn down and remade based on the needs of the automobile and wars are fought to keep fuel tanks filled, this consideration looks closely at the country's obsession with cars. The argument contends that the automobile's ascendance is inextricably linked to several factors-from capitalism and involved corporate malfeasance to political intrigue, backroom payoffs, and media manipulation. The discussion also cites the elements of racism, academic corruption, third world coups, secret armies, environmental destruction, and even war, stating that when the domination of cars is challenged, capitalism is as well. Comparing studies in more than ... Read more
Focusing on how cities have been torn down and remade based on the needs of the automobile and wars are fought to keep fuel tanks filled, this consideration looks closely at the country's obsession with cars. The argument contends that the automobile's ascendance is inextricably linked to several factors-from capitalism and involved corporate malfeasance to political intrigue, backroom payoffs, and media manipulation. The discussion also cites the elements of racism, academic corruption, third world coups, secret armies, environmental destruction, and even war, stating that when the domination of cars is challenged, capitalism is as well. Comparing studies in more than ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Canada
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
Black Point, Nova Scotia, Canada
ISBN
9781552663844
SKU
V9781552663844
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