Auto Mechanics: Technology and Expertise in Twentieth-Century America (Studies in Industry and Society)
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (976 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0801886066 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Erickson Work and Occupations)Borg’s careful attention to issues of race and gender, and his ability to draw connections between larger social movements and technological change makes Auto Mechanics a valuable contribution to a new generation of scholarship on the automobile, one that marries social history and the history of technology. (David Blanke Register of the Kentucky Historical Society)Auto Mechanics sheds new light on the history of the automobile that top-down and bottom-up studies alike have missed. (Andrew E. Auto Mechanics provides a superbly researched, engaging look into the profession that's near and dear to us all. (Steve Relyea Im
Borg's study spans a century of automotive technologyfrom the horseless carriage of the late nineteenth century to the "check engine" light of the late twentieth. The history of automobiles is not just the story of invention, manufacturing, and marketing; it is also a story of repair. He further shows how aspects of the consumer rights and environmental movements, as well as the design of automotive electronics, reflected and challenged the social identity and expertise of the mechanic.In the history of the American auto mechanic, Borg finds the origins of a persistent anxiety that even today accompanies the prospect of taking one's car in for repair.. Drawing from a diverse body of source material, Borg explores how the mechanic’s occupation formed and evolved within the context of broad American fault lines of class, race, and gender and how vocational education entwined these tensions around the mechanic’s unique expertise. Auto Mechanics opens the repair shop to historical studyfor the first timeby tracing the emergence of a dirty, difficult, and important profession.Kevin L
Borg is an associate professor of history at James Madison University.. Kevin L
Unique book for the automotive history guy or gal I highly recommend this book! I couldn't put it down. I manage a small group of computer techs and I tell you I got alot of great customer service information out of this book that I never expected. Just really glad that the author decided to write this. There is a core group of us cars guys that are really glad you did. Has a smooth chronological history with insights into society and the roles surrounding early car owners and their mechanics. Excellent.