This is a multidisciplinary analysis of the relationship between the motor car and popular culture in the 20th century, which brings together original essays by academics in the UK, North America and Australia. The contributors write from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives, including semiotics, social history, literary and film criticism, and musicology. Three main themes are addressed: the car as a cultural image; its impact on leisure and entertainment; and the cultural significance of the processes of manufacturing and selling cars.

About the Author
David Thoms, Len Holden and Tim Claydon, De Montfort University, Leicester David Thoms, Len Holden, Tim Claydon, Nicholas Zurbrugg, Sebastian Lockwood, Ken Gelder, Kathleen Bell, Paul Wells, Duncan Heining, Daryl Adair, Steven Morewood, Steve Koerner, Sean O'Connell, Brad Beaven, Tom Donnelly, Paul Thompson, Jenny Rice, Carol Saunders, Tim O'Sullivan.


Book Information
ISBN 9781859284612
Author David Thoms
Format Hardback
Page Count 320
Imprint Ashgate Publishing Limited
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 830g