The Cultural Life of the Automobile : Roads to Modernity epub

The Cultural Life of the Automobile : Roads to Modernity epub

The Cultural Life of the Automobile : Roads to Modernity by Guillermo Giucci
The Cultural Life of the Automobile : Roads to Modernity
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Author: Guillermo Giucci
Page Count: 260 pages
Published Date: 01 Aug 2012
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication Country: Austin, TX, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780292737846
File Name: The.Cultural.Life.of.the.Automobile.Roads.to.Modernity.pdf
Download Link: The Cultural Life of the Automobile Roads to Modernity
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From its invention in Europe at the end of the nineteenth century, the automobile crisscrossed the world, completely took over the cities, and became a feature of daily life. Considered basic to the American lifestyle, the car reflected individualism, pragmatism, comfort, and above all modernity. In Latin America, it served as a symbol of distinction, similar to jewelry or fine clothing. In The Cultural Life of the Automobile, Guillermo Giucci focuses on the automobile as an instrument of social change through its "kinetic modernity" and as an embodiment of the tremendous social impact of technology on cultural life. Material culture-how certain objects generate a wide array of cultural responses-has been the focus of much scholarly discussion in recent years. The automobile wrought major changes and inspired images in language, literature, and popular culture. Focusing primarily on Latin America but also covering the United States, Europe, Asia, and Africa, Giucci examines how the automobile was variously adapted by different cultures and how its use shaped and changed social and economic relationships within them. At the same time, he shows how the "automobilization" of society became an essential support for the development of modern individualism, and the automobile its clearest material manifestation.

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