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Review: 'Fighting Traffic: The Dawn Of The Motor Age In The American City', John Alfred Heitmann
Review: 'Fighting Traffic: The Dawn Of The Motor Age In The American City', John Alfred Heitmann
History Faculty Publications
During the early 1960s, as the Golden Age of the automobile in America began to wane, several commentators, including Lewis Mumford, raised the critical question of whether the automobile existed for the modern city or the city for the automobile. How and when the automobile became central to urban life is deftly addressed in Peter Norton’s Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City. This study is certainly one of the most important monographs focusing on the place of the automobile in American society within a historical context to appear in recent times; it interestingly supplements …
Automobile Industry, John Alfred Heitmann
Automobile Industry, John Alfred Heitmann
History Faculty Publications
During the 1990s, the American automobile industry was transformed in terms of products, leadership strategies, organization, and technology. Increasingly, the American industry has evolved into part of a global web of manufacturers, parts suppliers, and consumers.
Drive-By Shootings, John Alfred Heitmann
Drive-By Shootings, John Alfred Heitmann
History Faculty Publications
Although often associated with Southern California and young gang behavior, the drive-by shooting became commonplace during the 1990s across America.
Auto Racing, John Alfred Heitmann
Auto Racing, John Alfred Heitmann
History Faculty Publications
As a consequence of new sponsors, personalities, race tracks, and television exposure, automobile racing — and in particular NASCAR — reached unprecedented popularity during the 1990s. Indeed, NASCAR became a "way of life" for many Americans.