David Gartman

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A Social History of American Automobile Design

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Produktbeschreibung

Provides a comprehensive history of the profession and aesthetics of American automobile design. Gartman reveals how the appearance of the automobile was shaped by the social conflicts arising from America's mass production system.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135094201
• Artikelnr.: 42828112

Autorenporträt

David Gartman is Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of South Alabama.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations (21) Preface 1. The Aesthetics of Fordism 2. Early
Development of the Automotive Form 3. Diverging Paths of Design: Mass and
Class Production 4. The Struggle for Styling, 1: The Twenties and the Birth
of Automobile Styling 5. The Struggle for Styling, 2: The Depression and
the Decade of Streamlining 6. Fifties Fins and the Triumph of Fantastic
Styling 7. The Rise and Fall of Auto Individuality Epilogue. Design in the
Wake of Fordism Notes