The Economic and Social Effects of the Spread of Motor Vehicles: An International Centenary Tribute

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
A German Centenary in 1986, a French in 1995 or the Real Beginnings About 1905?....Pages 1-54
The Beginnings of the Automobile in Germany....Pages 55-66
The Motor Vehicle and the Revolution in Road Transport: The American Experience....Pages 67-80
The Early Growth of Long-Distance Bus Transport in the United States....Pages 81-96
Diesel Trucks and Buses: Their Gradual Spread in the United States....Pages 97-114
The Automobile and the City in the American South....Pages 115-129
Some Economic and Social Effects of Motor Vehicles in France since 1890....Pages 130-147
Why Did the Pioneer Fall Behind? Motorisation in Germany Between the Wars....Pages 148-164
Motorisation on the New Frontier: The Case of Saskatchewan, Canada, 1906–34....Pages 165-193
The Internal Combustion Engine and the Revolution in Transport: The Case of Czechoslovakia with Some European Comparisons....Pages 194-213
Japan: The Late Starter Who Outpaced All Her Rivals....Pages 214-235
Motor Transport in a Developing Area (i) Zaïre, 1903–59....Pages 236-255
Motor Transport in a Developing Area (ii) Soviet Central Asia....Pages 256-263
Death on the Roads: Changing National Responses to Motor Accidents....Pages 264-290
Advances in Road Construction Technology in France....Pages 291-312
Back Matter....Pages 313-324