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Loading... The Motoring Age: The Automobile and Britain 1896-1939by Peter Thorold
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In the forty years before the Second World War Britain was changed for ever by the automobile. This rich, evocative and entertaining book charts that transformation. At first motoring was a sport, the car a plaything of the rich - think King Edward and Mr Toad. Soon motor transport - its value confirmed many times over in the war - became central to the economy. The automobile became an instrument of civilization and rejuvenated countryside, towns and villages left derelict by agricultural depression. The car was a symbol of individual liberty for men - and women; it was glamorous and stylish and sexy too. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)303.4832Social sciences Social Sciences; Sociology and anthropology Social Processes Social change Causes of change Development of science and technology TransportationLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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