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| Author/Contributor(s): |
Beasley, David
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| Publisher: |
Praeger
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| Date: |
07/07/1988
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| Binding: |
Hardcover
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| Condition: |
NEW
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Contrary to popular belief, the automobile is not a twentieth-century invention. A steam-powered version of this vehicle was in use in Great Britain as early as the 1830s, and both steam- and petroleum-powered automobiles were operating in France and Germany by 1880. This volume traces the world political and economic forces that brought about the suppression of the first steam-powered carriage and the ultimate triumph of the gas-fueled automobile, which has played a crucial role in shaping the modern capitalist economy.
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