{"product_id":"a-brief-history-of-motion-from-the-wheel-to-the-car-to-what-comes-next-paperback","title":"A Brief History of Motion: From the Wheel, to the Car, to What Comes Next - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Standage\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA History of the World in 6 Glasses\u003c\/i\u003e, an eye-opening road trip through 5,500 years of humans on the go, revealing how transportation inevitably shapes civilization.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hailed for their \"colorful, smooth, and wonderfully engaging\" writing (Smithsonian), Tom Standage's fleet-footed and surprising global histories have delighted readers and cemented his reputation as one of our leading interpreters of technologies past and present. Now, he returns with a provocative account of a sometimes-overlooked form of technology-personal transportation-and explores how it has shaped societies and cultures over millennia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning around 3,500 BCE with the wheel--a device that didn't catch on until a couple thousand years after its invention--Standage zips through the eras of horsepower, trains, and bicycles, revealing how each successive mode of transit embedded itself in the world we live in, from the geography of our cities to our experience of time to our notions of gender. Then, delving into the history of the automobile's development, Standage explores the social resistance to cars and the upheaval that their widespread adoption required. Cars changed how the world was administered, laid out, and policed, how it looked, sounded, and smelled--and not always in the ways we might have preferred. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToday--after the explosive growth of ride-sharing and years of breathless predictions about autonomous vehicles--the social transformations spurred by coronavirus and overshadowed by climate change create a unique opportunity to critically reexamine our relationship to the car. With \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Motion\u003c\/i\u003e, Standage overturns myths and invites us to look at our past with fresh eyes so we can create the future we want to see.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Standage\u003c\/b\u003e is deputy editor of the \u003ci\u003eEconomist \u003c\/i\u003eand the author of six previous history books, including \u003ci\u003eWriting on the Wall\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers \u003ci\u003eA History of the World in 6 Glasses\u003c\/i\u003e and An \u003ci\u003eEdible History of Humanity\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Victorian Internet\u003c\/i\u003e, a history of the telegraph. His writing has also appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. Standage holds a degree in engineering and computer science from Oxford University. He lives in London. @TomStandage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 8.19 x 5.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 05, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764603945248,"sku":"9781635579369","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4b326f0d691c9fe249c878344b3dd0ad.webp?v=1780253340","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-brief-history-of-motion-from-the-wheel-to-the-car-to-what-comes-next-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}