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The Economic and Social Effects of the Spread of Motor Vehicles

An International Centenary Tribute

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  • © 1987

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  1. Theo Barker

    1. University of London, UK

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. A German Centenary in 1986, a French in 1995 or the Real Beginnings About 1905?

    • Theo Barker
    Pages 1-54

  3. The Beginnings of the Automobile in Germany

    • Otto Nübel
    Pages 55-66

  4. The Motor Vehicle and the Revolution in Road Transport: The American Experience

    • John B. Rae
    Pages 67-80

  5. The Early Growth of Long-Distance Bus Transport in the United States

    • Margaret Walsh
    Pages 81-96

  6. Diesel Trucks and Buses: Their Gradual Spread in the United States

    • James M. Laux
    Pages 97-114

  7. The Automobile and the City in the American South

    • David R. Goldfield, Blaine A. Brownell
    Pages 115-129

  8. Some Economic and Social Effects of Motor Vehicles in France since 1890

    • Patrick Fridenson
    Pages 130-147

  9. Why Did the Pioneer Fall Behind? Motorisation in Germany Between the Wars

    • Fritz Blaich
    Pages 148-164

  10. Motorisation on the New Frontier: The Case of Saskatchewan, Canada, 1906–34

    • G. T. Bloomfield
    Pages 165-193

  11. The Internal Combustion Engine and the Revolution in Transport: The Case of Czechoslovakia with Some European Comparisons

    • Jaroslav PurÅ¡
    Pages 194-213

  12. Japan: The Late Starter Who Outpaced All Her Rivals

    • Koichi Shimokawa
    Pages 214-235

  13. Motor Transport in a Developing Area (i) Zaïre, 1903–59

    • Epanya Sh. Tshund’olela
    Pages 236-255

  14. Motor Transport in a Developing Area (ii) Soviet Central Asia

    • M. A. Akhunova, B. A. Tulepbaev, J. S. Borisov
    Pages 256-263

  15. Death on the Roads: Changing National Responses to Motor Accidents

    • James Foreman-Peck
    Pages 264-290

  16. Advances in Road Construction Technology in France

    • Dominique Barjot
    Pages 291-312

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 313-324
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Editors and Affiliations

  • University of London, UK

    Theo Barker

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Economic and Social Effects of the Spread of Motor Vehicles

  • Book Subtitle: An International Centenary Tribute

  • Editors: Theo Barker

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-08624-5

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Theo Barker 1987

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-41299-2Published: 25 January 1987

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-08626-9Published: 01 January 1987

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-08624-5Published: 27 July 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 324

  • Topics: Economic History, Transportation

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