| Description |
1 online resource (x, 268 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-264) and index. |
| Contents |
Motorization in the United States and other industrial nations -- Transit's American history, 1880-1929 -- The Great Depression and the New Deal : a pivotal epoch in U.S. transportation history -- World War II and its immediate aftermath : the end of the streetcar era and the beginnings of the freeway era -- The interstate and pervasive motorization, 1956-'80 -- Transit's conversion to public ownership -- U.S. motorization since the OPEC embargo -- The competitive difficulties of the U.S. automakers -- Evolving challenges in an evolved environment -- The changing valance of U.S. motorization -- The road to sustainable motorization -- Motorization and sustainability : history and prospect. |
| Summary |
A fresh perspective on the decline and future of mass transit. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Transportation, Automotive -- United States -- History.
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Transportation, Automotive. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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Transportation, Automotive -- Government policy -- United States -- History.
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Transportation, Automotive -- Government policy. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Title |
Mass motorization and mass transit |
| Other Form: |
Printe version. Jones, David W., 1945- Mass motorization + mass transit. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2008 9780253351524 (DLC) 2007052738 (OCoLC)177009420 |
| ISBN |
9780253000316 (electronic book) |
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0253000319 (electronic book) |
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1281785636 |
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9781281785633 |
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0253351529 |
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9780253351524 |
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9780253351524 |
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