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UNINA9910453332903321 |
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Redshaw Sarah |
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Titolo |
In the Company of Cars : Driving as a Social and Cultural Practice / / Sarah Redshaw |
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London : , : Taylor and Francis, , 2017 |
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1-317-11779-4 |
1-315-58818-8 |
1-317-11778-6 |
1-281-54512-0 |
9786611545123 |
0-7546-9086-5 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (208 p.) |
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Collana |
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Human factors in road and rail transport |
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Automobiles - Social aspects |
Automobile driving - Social aspects |
Traffic safety - Social aspects |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-181) and index. |
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Cars and their Associations; Chapter 1 Enticing Cars and Driving Styles; Chapter 2 Inscribing Driving: Boredom and Pleasure on the Roads; Chapter 3 Cultured Drivers; Chapter 4 Driven by Desire; Chapter 5 Dilemmas of the Car; Chapter 6 An Ethical Future of Mobility; Bibliography; Index |
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"It has long been accepted that the social and cultural meanings of the car far exceed the practical need for mobility. This book marks the first attempt to contribute to road safety, considering, in depth, these meanings and the cultures of driving that are shaped by them. In the Company of Cars examines the perspectives that young people have on cars, and explores the broader social and cultural meanings of the car, the potential it is supposed to fulfil, and the anticipated benefits it offers to young drivers. From focus-group research conducted in |
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Australia, the book takes up the views of young people on a range of topics, from media to car use to gender performance. The author looks at the ways in which driving has been defined by articulations of the car that emphasize valued features of the car-driver, such as gender, youthfulness, status, age, power, raciness, sexiness, ruggedness and competitiveness. The book takes a global perspective on mobility, considering the impact of cars and road safety policy on quality of life, and the value and significance of other modes of travel, in a range of countries."--Provided by publisher. |
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UNINA9910459019803321 |
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Autore |
Rosen Edward <1906-1985, > |
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Titolo |
Copernicus and his successors / / Edward Rosen |
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London ; ; Rio Grande : , : Hambledon Press, , 1995 |
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1-4725-9880-6 |
1-282-70993-3 |
9786612709937 |
0-8264-4110-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (255 p.) |
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Astronomers - Poland - Biography |
Astronomy, Medieval |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Aristarchus of Samos and Copernicus; 2 Was Copernicus a Pythagorean?; 3 Copernicus' Quotation from Sophocles; 4 The Alfonsine Table and Copernicus: (with the Assistance of Erna Hilf stein); 5 Copernicus and Al-Bitruji; 6 Copernicus' Alleged Priesthood; 7 Copernicus was not a 'Happy Notary': (with the Assistance of Erna Hilf stein); 8 Copernicus' Attitude toward the Common People; 9 Copernicus' Earliest Astronomical Treatise (with Erna Hilfstein); 10 Copernicus on the Phases and the Light of the |
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Planets; 11 Copernicus' Axioms |
12 When did Copernicus Write the Revolutions?13 Copernicus' Spheres and Epicycles; 14 Copernicus and his Relation to Italian Science; 15 Nicholas Copernicus and Giorgio Valla; 16 Was Copernicus' Revolutions Approved by the Pope; 17 Calvin's Attitude towards Copernicus; 18 The First Map to Show the Earth in Rotation; 19 Galileo the Copernican; 20 Galileo's Misstatements about Copernicus; 21 Was Copernicus' Revolutions Annotated by Tycho Brahe?; 22 Kepler and the Lutheran Attitude towards Copernicus; Index |
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"The essays in Copernirus and his Successors deal both with the influences on Copernicus, including that of Greek and Arabic thinkers, and with his own life and attitudes. They also examine how he was seen by contemporaries and finally describe his relationship to other scientists, including Galileo, Brahe and Kepler."--Bloomsbury Publishing. |
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