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title: "Auto Opium: A Social History of American Automobile Design"
brand: "david gartman"
price: "฿2444"
currency: THB
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reviews_count: 5
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# Auto Opium: A Social History of American Automobile Design

**Brand:** david gartman
**Price:** ฿2444
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

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- **What is this?** Auto Opium: A Social History of American Automobile Design by david gartman
- **How much does it cost?** ฿2444 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Customer Reviews

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    Excellent packing and fast shipping
  

*by D***S on Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2020*

Item well described; Excellent packing and fast shipping, recommended dealer!

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    excellent
  

*by X***O on Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2011*

For the first time I can read a book about cars not founded in trivial matters but in serious investigation

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    A Marxist Analysis of Automotive Styling
  

*by J***R on Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2012*

This book could be a satire of a sociology professor written by the staff of Saturday Night Live.The author's thesis is that in 1910 the car companies realized that the workers of America needed a distraction to keep them from revolting against the humdrum of working on an assembly line and that carefully styled automobiles would fill that need. He couldn't decide whether he wanted to write good automotive history or good sociological analysis so he compromises and did both poorly.  Readers are constantly forced to slog through numerous class warfare tirades to get to the substantive parts of his analysis. The word "Fordism" appears on almost every page.The author does provide a competent history of automotive styling and make some interesting observations. He notes that compact cars of the early 1960's were popular, not because they were economical, but because they were different. Unfortunately, he does not understand the mechanical side of cars and makes many incorrect statements. The cover art is perfect. It is from an ironic 1958 Buick ad that shows a bulbous and wheel-less car flying past the moon.

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