Picture 1 of 1
THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND THE BURDEN OF HISTORY By David A Kirsch Mint Condition
~ MINT Condition! Quick & Free Delivery in 2-14 days ~
Condition:
“Book is in Like New / near Mint Condition. Will include dust jacket if it originally came with ”... Read moreabout condition
Postage:
Located in: US, United States
Delivery:
Estimated between Thu, 30 May and Tue, 4 Jun to 43230
Returns:
Coverage:
Read item description or contact seller for details. See all detailsSee all details on coverage
(Not eligible for eBay purchase protection programmes)
Seller information
Registered as a Business Seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:335347281739
Item specifics
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller Notes
- ISBN-10
- 0813528097
- Book Title
- The Electric Vehicle and the Burden of History
- Genre
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
- ISBN
- 9780813528090
- Publication Year
- 2000
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Electric Vehicle and the Burden of History
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Item Width
- 6.2in
- Item Weight
- 18.9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 312 Pages
About this product
Product Information
In the late 1890s, at the dawn of the automobile era, steam, gasoline, and electric cars all competed to become the dominant automotive technology. By the early 1900s, the battle was over and internal combustion had won. Was the electric car ever a viable competitor? What characteristics of late nineteenth-century American society led to the choice of internal combustion over its steam and electric competitors? And might not other factors, under slightly differing initial conditions, have led to the adoption of one of the other motive powers as the technological standard for the American automobile? David A. Kirsch examines the relationship of technology, society, and environment to choice, policy, and outcome in the history of American transportation. He takes the history of the Electric Vehicle Company as a starting point for a vision of an "alternative" automotive system in which gasoline and electric vehicles would have each been used to supply different kinds of transport services. Kirsch examines both the support-and lack thereof-for electric vehicles by the electric utility industry. Turning to the history of the electric truck, he explores the demise of the idea that different forms of transportation technology might coexist, each in its own distinct sphere of service. A main argument throughout Kirsch's book is that technological superiority cannot be determined devoid of social context. In the case of the automobile, technological superiority ultimately was located in the hearts and minds of engineers, consumers and drivers; it was not programmed inexorably into the chemical bonds of a gallon of refined petroleum. Finally, Kirsch connects the historic choice of internal combustion over electricity to current debates about the social and environmental impacts of the automobile, the introduction of new hybrid vehicles, and the continuing evolution of the American transportation system.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
ISBN-10
0813528097
ISBN-13
9780813528090
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1637788
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Electric Vehicle and the Burden of History
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2000
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
312 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
6.2in
Item Weight
18.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Tl220
Table of Content
Rescuing the alternatives to internal combustion: large technical systems, technological comptetition, and the burden of history William C. Whitney, Albert A. Pope, Richard W. Meade, and the Electric Vehicle Company: semi-public electric vehicle transportation service, 1897-1912 Central stations and the electric vehicle industry: organizing to support electric vehicles, 1900-1925 The electric truck and the rise and fall of appropriate spheres Infrastructure automobile touring, and the dynamics of automotive systems choice Excursus: the accidents that never happened The burden of history: expectations past and imperfect Technological hybrids and the automobile system: from the electrified gas car to the electrification of the automobile Industrial ecology and the future of the automobile: large-scale technological systems, technological choice, and public policy
Copyright Date
2000
Topic
Industries / Automobile Industry, Automotive / General, History, Automotive
Lccn
99-056542
Dewey Decimal
629.22/93/09
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Transportation, Business & Economics
Item description from the seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:335347281739
Postage and handling
Item location:
US, United States
Post to:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan Republic, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Croatia, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Samoa, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Excludes:
APO/FPO, Barbados, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Libya, Martinique, New Caledonia, Reunion, Russian Federation, US Protectorates, Ukraine, Venezuela
| Postage and handling | To | Service | Delivery*See Delivery notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free postage | United States | Economy Shipping | Estimated between Thu, 30 May and Tue, 4 Jun to 43230 |
| Handling time |
|---|
| Will usually post within 3 business days of receiving cleared payment. |
| Taxes |
|---|
| Seller charges sales tax in |
Sales Tax for an item #335347281739
Sales Tax for an item #335347281739
Seller collects sales tax for items shipped to the following states:
| State | Sales Tax Rate |
|---|
Return policy
| After receiving the item, contact seller within | Refund will be given as |
|---|---|
| 30 days | Money Back |
The seller is responsible for return postage costs.
Popular categories from this store
Seller feedback (263,085)
b***b (217)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Amazing transaction!! Great seller!! Thanks again! A+++++++++++
p***s (1096)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
great transaction
a***0 (60)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Book but no cassette
More to explore :
- David Walliams History Nonfiction Paperbacks Books,
- David Walliams History Nonfiction Books & Fiction,
- David Walliams History Nonfiction Fiction & Books in English,
- History Nonfiction Henry David Thoreau Hardcover Books,
- History Henry David Thoreau Antiquarian & Collectible Books,
- History Magazines,
- History Textbooks,
- History Antiquarian & Collectible Books,
- History Nonfiction Fiction & Books,
- David Baldacci Fiction & Books