The World Beyond the Windshield: Roads and Landscapes in the United States and Europe

by Thomas Zeller and Christof Mauch

Book Overview

(Vertrieb exklusiv in Deutschland, Osterreich und der Schweiz) For better or worse, the view through a car's windshield has redefined how we see the world around us. In some cases, such as the American parkway, the view from the road was the be-all and end-all of the highway; in others, such as the Italian autostrada, the view of a fast, efficient transportation machine celebrating either Fascism or its absence was the goal. These varied environments...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 351509170X
• ISBN13: 9783515091701
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden GmbH
• Length: 283 Pages