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Overview"In his cultural analysis of the motor car in Germany, Wolfgang Sachs starts from the assumption that the automobile is more than a means of transportation and that its history cannot be understood merely as a triumphant march of technological innovation. Instead, Sachs examines the history of the automobile from the late 1880s until today for evidence on the nature of dreams and desires embedded in modern culture. Written in a lively style and illustrated by a wealth of cartoons, advertisements, newspaper stories, and propaganda, this book explores the nature of Germany's love affair with the automobile. A ""history of our desires"" for speed, wealth, violence, glamour, progress, and power-as refracted through images of the automobile-it is at once fascinating and provocative. Sachs recounts the development of the automobile industry and the impact on German society of the marketing and promotion of the motor car. As cars became more affordable and more common after World War II, advertisers fanned the competition for status, refining their techniques as ownership became ever more widespread. Sachs concludes by demonstrating that the triumphal procession of private motorization has in fact become an intrusion. The grand dreams once attached to the automobile have aged. Sachs appeals for the cultivation of new dreams born of the futility of the old ones, dreams of ""a society liberated from progress,"" in which location, distance, and speed are reconceived in more appropriately humane dimensions." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Wolfgang Sachs , Don ReneauPublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Dimensions: Width: 23.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 15.00cm Weight: 0.590kg ISBN: 9780520068780ISBN 10: 0520068785 Pages: 244 Publication Date: 19 May 1992 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationWolfgang Sachs is a Fellow at the Institute for Cultural Studies in Essen, Germany. Don Reneau is a writer and translator who lives in Berkeley, California. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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