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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: John A. Heitmann (Professor, University of Dayton) , Rebecca H. MoralesPublisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781421412979ISBN 10: 1421412977 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 26 June 2014 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents"Acknowledgments Introduction: Park at Your Own Risk 1. ""Stop, Thief!"" 2. Juvenile Delinquents, Hardened Criminals, and Some Ineffectual Technological Solutions (1941–1980) 3. From the Personal Garage to the Surveillance Society 4. Car Theft in the Electronic and Digital Age (1970s–Present) 5. Mexico, the United States, and International Auto Theft 6. The Recent Past Conclusion: Stealing the American Dream Appendix: Tables Summarizing Various U.S. Automobile Theft Crime Reports and Surveys, 1924–2010 Notes Essay on Sources Index"ReviewsThis volume tells a social and cultural history of auto theft -- honest -- and it does so remarkably well. -- James Donnelly Hemmings Motor News Stealing Cars; Technology & Society from the Model T to the Gran Torino provides a fine study of auto theft and culture, and examines a range of topics to include motives, methods, and more. Studies of transportation issues have typically focused on auto manufacturing history, so it's refreshing to see a treatment that considers users and the automobile's role in American life. -- James A Cox The Midwest Book Review Stealing Cars fills a lacuna in the historical literature on the automobile. Thus, this is a thoughtful, useful study. -- Jeffrey S. Adler Michigan Historical Review This volume tells a social and cultural history of auto theft -- honest -- and it does so remarkably well. -- James Donnelly Hemmings Motor News Author InformationAuthor Website: www.rebeccamorales.comJohn A. Heitmann is a professor of history at the University of Dayton, Ohio, and former Knapp Chair in the Liberal Arts at the University of San Diego. Rebecca H. Morales holds a Ph.D. in urban and regional planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a former curator at the San Diego Automotive Museum. Tab Content 6Author Website: www.rebeccamorales.comCountries AvailableAll regions |
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