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Evaluating the rise of the motor car in British society and culture, the author discusses how cultural norms, class perceptions, and tastes shaped attitudes toward the car and car ownership in the early part of the 20th century. Themes discussed include class, status, and the spread of car ownership; gender; leisure; road safety; the contradiction of car use in the countryside; and representations of the car. Includes a few bandw photos. Distributed by St. Martin's Press. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR