Carjacked: the Culture of the Automobile and Its Effect on Our Lives The Culture of the Automobile and Its Effect on Our Lives

Name: Carjacked: the Culture of the Automobile and Its Effect on Our Lives The Culture of the Automobile and Its Effect on Our Lives
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ISBN: 9780230618138

ISBN-10: 0230618138

ISBN-13: 9780230618138

Edition: 2010

Authors: Catherine Lutz, Anne Lutz Fernandez, George Witte

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Carjackedis an in-depth look at our obsession with cars. While the automobile's contribution to global warming and the effects of volatile gas prices are is widely known, the problems we face every day because of our cars are much more widespread and yet much less known -- from the surprising14,000 per year that the average car costs to own, to the uptick of incidences of obesity and asthma that car ownership seemingly causes, to the more than 6 million car accidents a year at a cost of230 billion.Carjacked details the complex impact of the automobile on modern society and shows us how to develop a healthier, cheaper, and greener relationship with cars.

Book details

List price: $35.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 1/5/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English




The United States of Automobiles



Dream Car: Myth- making, American Values, and the Automobile



The Pitch: How they Sell



The Pitch: How We Buy



The Catch: What We Really Pay



The Catch: The Rich Get Richer



What Drives Us



Getting Carsick



Full Metal Jacket: The Body Count



Conclusion: A Call to Action


Endnotes


Acknowledgment


Index