Urban Mass Transit The Life Story of a Technology |
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| Author:
| Post, Robert C. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-9315-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2010 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $32.00 |
Book Description:
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Technological choices depend on, and are part of, contests over political power, as the history of mass transit vividly illustrates. From horse--drawn omnibuses to subways to light rail, this volume highlights the technological and social struggles that have accompanied urbanization and the need for an efficient and cost--effective means of ......
Technological choices depend on, and are part of, contests over political power, as the history of mass transit vividly illustrates. From horse--drawn omnibuses to subways to light rail, this volume highlights the technological and social struggles that have accompanied urbanization and the need for an efficient and cost--effective means of ......