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Carjacked: The Culture of the Automobile and Its Effect on Our Lives
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by Catherine Lutz (Author), Anne Lutz Fernandez (Author) (edit contributors)

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Carjacked  is an in-depth look at our obsession with cars. While the automobile’s contribution to global warming and the effects of volatile gas prices is widely known, the problems we face every day because of our cars are much more widespread and yet much less known -- from the surprising... read more

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It is 1968. In the way-back of a sky blue Pontiac station wagon, we lie cozily wrapped in well-worn car blankets, bouncing home.

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Preface.
Chapter 1: The United States of Automobiles
Chapter 2: Dream Car: Myth-making, American Values, and the Automobile
Chapter 3: The Pitch: How They Sell
Chapter 4: The Pitch: How We Buy
Chapter 5: The Catch: What we Really Pay
Chapter 6: The Catch: The Rich Get Richer
Chapter 7: What Drives Us
Chapter 8: Getting Carsick
Chapter 9: Full Metal Jacket: The Body Count
Chapter10: Conclusion: A Call to Action

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  1. Catherine Lutz (Author)
  2. Anne Lutz Fernandez (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Country: USA
Publication Date: January 2010
ISBN: 0230618138
Page Count: 272

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Reading Level: Adults

Appropriate for high school students.

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