This much needed book is the first to provide a comprehensive history of the profession and aesthetics of American automobile design. The author reveals how the appearance of the automobile was shaped by the social conflicts arising from America's mass production system. He connects the social struggles of American society with the organizational struggles of designers to create symbol-laden substitutes for the American dream. Theoretically sophisticated, lucid and compelling, Auto-Opium will appeal to all interested in the American obsession with the car.
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. . . an important addition to automotive history.
–Contemporary Sociology
Those interested in the history of automobile designers and their designs will find Gartman's account to be well-researched, informative and enjoyable.
–American Journal of Sociology
–Contemporary Sociology
Those interested in the history of automobile designers and their designs will find Gartman's account to be well-researched, informative and enjoyable.
–American Journal of Sociology
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David Gartman is a Professor of Sociology at the University of South Alabama.
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Henry Ford's revolutionary mass-production process for manufacturing automobiles stands as an almost universal symbol for modern industrial capitalism. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
auto opium, styling staff, automotive form, capitalist mass production, intensified labor, automobile styling, auto design, aesthetic integration, model proliferation, detail workers, early autos, car design, automobile design, design staff Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Harley Earl, Bill Mitchell, Henry Ford, United States, Big Three, Alfred Sloan, New York, Virgil Exner, Courtesy General Motors Corporation, John De Lorean, Raymond Loewy, Walter Chrysler, Ford Motor Company, Courtesy National Automotive History Collection, Detroit Public Library, Larry Fisher, Business Week, Frank Hershey, George Walker, Walter Dorwin Teague, Bob Gregorie, Design Committee, Edsel Ford, Ford's Model, Gene Bordinat New!
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Henry Ford's revolutionary mass-production process for manufacturing automobiles stands as an almost universal symbol for modern industrial capitalism. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
auto opium, styling staff, automotive form, capitalist mass production, intensified labor, automobile styling, auto design, aesthetic integration, model proliferation, detail workers, early autos, car design, automobile design, design staff Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Harley Earl, Bill Mitchell, Henry Ford, United States, Big Three, Alfred Sloan, New York, Virgil Exner, Courtesy General Motors Corporation, John De Lorean, Raymond Loewy, Walter Chrysler, Ford Motor Company, Courtesy National Automotive History Collection, Detroit Public Library, Larry Fisher, Business Week, Frank Hershey, George Walker, Walter Dorwin Teague, Bob Gregorie, Design Committee, Edsel Ford, Ford's Model, Gene Bordinat New!
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- Automobile and Culture by Gerald Silk on 6 pages
- The Olympian Cars by Richard Burns Carson on 6 pages
- Harley Earl (Design Heroes Series) by Stephen Bayley on 5 pages
- My Years with General Motors by Alfred Sloan on 5 pages
- The Automobile Age by James J. Flink on 5 pages
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