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Fighting Traffic
Book • 2008
Fighting Traffic by Peter D. Norton provides a detailed historical analysis of how the automobile became central to urban life in America.
The book documents the concerted efforts by automobile manufacturers and enthusiasts to transform city streets into spaces dominated by cars, often at the expense of pedestrian rights and other forms of transportation.
It explores the social and political dynamics that led to the car-centric culture prevalent in many American cities today.
The book documents the concerted efforts by automobile manufacturers and enthusiasts to transform city streets into spaces dominated by cars, often at the expense of pedestrian rights and other forms of transportation.
It explores the social and political dynamics that led to the car-centric culture prevalent in many American cities today.
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to understand the history of car dependence in the US.

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591. Signs of Progress, One Year at a Time
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, providing historical context on the automobile's impact on American cities.

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to illustrate the initial backlash against cars in the 1920s and their eventual dominance.

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im Zusammenhang mit der Veränderung der Wahrnehmung von Straßen im 20. Jahrhundert.


Dirk von Schneidemesser

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