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Death and Desire in Car Crash Culture: A Century of Romantic Futurisms - Peter Lang Ltd. Ricarda Vidal New edition
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Death and Desire in Car Crash Culture: A Century of Romantic Futurisms - Peter Lang Ltd.
Ricarda Vidal
'Car crash culture' is a symptom of the twentieth century, Ricarda Vidal argues in this book, revealing that our love of the car and technology is caused by the continuing influence of turn-of-the-century ideas.
247 pages, 27 (b/w) + 8 col.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | March 18, 2013 |
| ISBN13 | 9781906165420 |
| Publishers | Peter Lang Ltd |
| Pages | 236 |
| Dimensions | 155 × 241 × 19 mm · 612 g |
| Language | English |
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