1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910460018203321

Titolo

Electric vehicles [[electronic resource] ] : technology, research and development / / Gerald B. Raines, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Nova Science, c2009

ISBN

1-61728-390-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (270 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RainesGerald B

Disciplina

629.22/93

Soggetti

Electric vehicles

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910465579503321

Autore

Twitchell James B. <1943->

Titolo

Winnebago nation : the RV in American culture / / James B. Twitchell ; cover & interior design by Martin N. Hinze

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; Chichester, England : , : Columbia University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-231-53765-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Disciplina

303.48/32

Soggetti

Recreational vehicles - United States - History

Mobile homes - United States - History

Electronic books.

United States Social life and customs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Chapter One. THOREAU AT .29¢ Chapter Two. AT HOME ON THE ROAD. A Fleeting History of the American Dream in RVs -- Chapter Three. WHEEL ESCAPE. Consumption Communities on the Road -- Chapter Four. PARK IT. From Kampgrounds of America to the Slabs -- Chapter Five. THE RISE AND FALL AND RISE AND FALL ... OF THE RV IN AMERICA -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

In Winnebago Nation, popular critic James B. Twitchell takes a light-hearted look at the culture and industry behind the yearning to spend the night in one's car. For the young the road trip is a coming-of-age ceremony; for those later in life it is the realization of a lifelong desire to be spontaneous, nomadic, and free. Informed by his own experiences on the road, Twitchell recounts the RV's origins and evolution over the twentieth century; its rise, fall, and rebirth as a cultural icon; its growing mechanical complexity as it evolved from an estate wagon to a converted bus to a mobile home; and its role in bolstering and challenging conceptions of American identity. Mechanical yet dreamy, independent yet needful, solitary yet clubby, adventurous yet homebound, life in a mobile home is a distillation of



the American character and an important embodiment of American exceptionalism, (Richie Rich and Hobo Hank spend time in essentially the same rig at the same campground, albeit for different reasons and in different levels of comfort.) The frontier may be tapped out but we still yearn for the exploratory life. Twitchell concludes with his thoughts on the future of RV communities and the possibility of mobile cities becoming a real part of the American landscape.

3.

Record Nr.

UNISANNIORAV0252266

Autore

Brilli, Attilio

Titolo

Quando viaggiare era un'arte : il romanzo del grand tour / Attilio Brilli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bologna, : Il mulino, \1995!

Titolo uniforme

Quando viaggiare era un'arte

ISBN

8815048480

Descrizione fisica

181 p. ; 22 cm.

Collana

Intersezioni ; 143

Disciplina

809.9332

914

Soggetti

Italia - Sec. 16.-19. - Descrizioni e viaggi

Collocazione

POZZO LIB.F. FRAGOLA              90

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia