Fighting traffic : the dawn of the motor age in the American city / Peter Norton.

Author
Norton, Peter D. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2008.
Description
vi, 396 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

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    Series
    Inside technology [More in this series]
    Summary note
    In 'Fighting Traffic', Peter Norton argues that to accommodate automobiles, the American city required not only a physical change, but also a social one - before the city could be restructured for the sake of motorists, its streets had to be socially reconstructed as a place where motorists belonged.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-381) and index.
    Contents
    • Introduction: What are streets for?
    • I. Justice. Blood, grief, and anger ; Police traffic regulation: Ex Chao Ordo ; Whose street? Joyriders versus jaywalkers
    • II. Efficiency. Streets as public utilities ; Traffic control ; Traffic efficiency versus motor freedom
    • III. Freedom. The commodification of streets ; Traffic safety for the motor age ; The dawn of the motor age
    • Conclusion: History, technology, and the dawn of the motor age.
    ISBN
    • 9780262141000 ((hardcover))
    • 0262141000 ((hardcover))
    • 9780262516129
    • 0262516128
    LCCN
    2007035522
    OCLC
    170202979
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