The world beyond the windshield : roads and landscapes in the United States and Europe / / edited by Christof Mauch and Thomas Zeller ; foreword by David E. Nye

• Pubblicazione: Athens, Ohio, : Ohio University Press; Stuttgart, : Franz Steiner Verlag, c2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 283 pages) : illustrations, map
• Disciplina: 713.0973
• Soggetto topico: Roadside improvement - United States; Roadside improvement - Europe; Scenic byways - United States; Scenic byways - Europe
• Altri autori: MauchChristof ZellerThomas <1966->
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-270) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Figures -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- ONE: Driving Cultures and the Meaning of Roads -- TWO: The Rise and Decline of the American Parkway -- THREE: The Scenic Is Political -- FOUR: "A Feeling Almost beyond Description" -- FIVE: "Neon, Junk, and Ruined Landscape" -- SIX: A Rough Modernization -- SEVEN: Building and Rebuilding the Landscape of the Autobahn, 1930-70 -- EIGHT: Socialist Highways? -- NINE: "'Beautified' Is a Vile Phrase" -- TEN: Physical and Social Constructions of the Capital Beltway -- Notes -- Contributors -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: The world beyond the windshield
• ISBN: 0-8214-4254-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910813633003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II