Car safety wars : one hundred years of technology, politics, and death / / Michael R. Lemov |
Autore | Lemov Michael R. <1935-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Madison, [New Jersey] ; ; Teaneck, [New Jersey] : , : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
Disciplina | 629.231 |
Soggetto topico |
Automobiles - Law and legislation - United States
Automobiles - Safety regulations - United States Automobiles - United States - Safety measures |
ISBN | 1-61147-746-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue; Chapter One: Love and Death on the Open Road; Chapter Two: Voices in the Wilderness; Chapter Three: Just a Congressman from a Small State; Chapter Four: Safety Doesn't Sell; Chapter Five: General Motors Meets Ralph Nader; Chapter Six: A Federal Law; Chapter Seven: Dr. Haddon, Detroit, and the New Safety Agency; Chapter Eight: Dragon Lady; Chapter Nine: The Birth and Near Death of the Air Bag; Chapter Ten: Elizabeth Dole, State Farm, and How America Got the Air Bag; Chapter Eleven: Rough Road for Recalls; Chapter Twelve: Forcing New Technology; Epilogue
Appendix AAppendix B; Interviews by the Author; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797191703321 |
Lemov Michael R. <1935-> | ||
Madison, [New Jersey] ; ; Teaneck, [New Jersey] : , : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Car safety wars : one hundred years of technology, politics, and death / / Michael R. Lemov |
Autore | Lemov Michael R. <1935-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Madison, [New Jersey] ; ; Teaneck, [New Jersey] : , : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
Disciplina | 629.231 |
Soggetto topico |
Automobiles - Law and legislation - United States
Automobiles - Safety regulations - United States Automobiles - United States - Safety measures |
ISBN | 1-61147-746-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue; Chapter One: Love and Death on the Open Road; Chapter Two: Voices in the Wilderness; Chapter Three: Just a Congressman from a Small State; Chapter Four: Safety Doesn't Sell; Chapter Five: General Motors Meets Ralph Nader; Chapter Six: A Federal Law; Chapter Seven: Dr. Haddon, Detroit, and the New Safety Agency; Chapter Eight: Dragon Lady; Chapter Nine: The Birth and Near Death of the Air Bag; Chapter Ten: Elizabeth Dole, State Farm, and How America Got the Air Bag; Chapter Eleven: Rough Road for Recalls; Chapter Twelve: Forcing New Technology; Epilogue
Appendix AAppendix B; Interviews by the Author; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824314603321 |
Lemov Michael R. <1935-> | ||
Madison, [New Jersey] ; ; Teaneck, [New Jersey] : , : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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People's warrior [[electronic resource] ] : John Moss and the fight for freedom of information and consumer rights / / Michael R. Lemov |
Autore | Lemov Michael R. <1935-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Md., : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (422 p.) |
Disciplina |
328.73092
B |
Soggetto topico |
Legislators - United States
Government information - United States - History Freedom of information - United States - History Consumer protection - Government policy - United States - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-09897-0
9786613098979 1-61147-025-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Prologue: the consumer decade -- Troubled roots : a little town in the valley -- Dangerous ground : the California Assembly -- I went to bed a loser : the road to Congress -- The people's right to know : a distant shore -- The Freedom of Information Act : perilous journey -- The Product Safety Act : consumer as guinea pig -- Reviving the Federal Trade Commission : the Magnuson-Moss Act -- Investor protection : breaking Wall Street's monopoly -- Cars, chemicals, and Arab oil : changing times -- Consumer protection in retreat: two crushing defeats -- Freedom of information today : the torture memos -- Epilogue : the legacy. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460103903321 |
Lemov Michael R. <1935-> | ||
Lanham, Md., : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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People's warrior [[electronic resource] ] : John Moss and the fight for freedom of information and consumer rights / / Michael R. Lemov |
Autore | Lemov Michael R. <1935-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Md., : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (422 p.) |
Disciplina |
328.73092
B |
Soggetto topico |
Legislators - United States
Government information - United States - History Freedom of information - United States - History Consumer protection - Government policy - United States - History |
ISBN |
1-283-09897-0
9786613098979 1-61147-025-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Prologue: the consumer decade -- Troubled roots : a little town in the valley -- Dangerous ground : the California Assembly -- I went to bed a loser : the road to Congress -- The people's right to know : a distant shore -- The Freedom of Information Act : perilous journey -- The Product Safety Act : consumer as guinea pig -- Reviving the Federal Trade Commission : the Magnuson-Moss Act -- Investor protection : breaking Wall Street's monopoly -- Cars, chemicals, and Arab oil : changing times -- Consumer protection in retreat: two crushing defeats -- Freedom of information today : the torture memos -- Epilogue : the legacy. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790051203321 |
Lemov Michael R. <1935-> | ||
Lanham, Md., : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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People's warrior : John Moss and the fight for freedom of information and consumer rights / / Michael R. Lemov |
Autore | Lemov Michael R. <1935-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Md., : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (422 p.) |
Disciplina |
328.73092
B |
Soggetto topico |
Legislators - United States
Government information - United States - History Freedom of information - United States - History Consumer protection - Government policy - United States - History |
ISBN |
1-283-09897-0
9786613098979 1-61147-025-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Prologue: the consumer decade -- Troubled roots : a little town in the valley -- Dangerous ground : the California Assembly -- I went to bed a loser : the road to Congress -- The people's right to know : a distant shore -- The Freedom of Information Act : perilous journey -- The Product Safety Act : consumer as guinea pig -- Reviving the Federal Trade Commission : the Magnuson-Moss Act -- Investor protection : breaking Wall Street's monopoly -- Cars, chemicals, and Arab oil : changing times -- Consumer protection in retreat: two crushing defeats -- Freedom of information today : the torture memos -- Epilogue : the legacy. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811585303321 |
Lemov Michael R. <1935-> | ||
Lanham, Md., : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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