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The People's Car: A Global History of the Volkswagen Beetle
By Rieger, Bernhard
- ISBN
- 9780674050914 9780674075757
- Publisher
- Harvard Univ.
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Starred Review on July 1, 2013 | Social Sciences
An internationally recognizable icon for over 65 years, the Volkswagen Beetle has a history that has remained a mystery, until now. Rieger (history, Univ. Coll. London) describes the Beetle not primarily in design or automotive terms but in its social, political, and cultural context. From its original design by Ferdinand Porsche, commissioned by Hitler in the 1930s, to its role as a symbol of a new, p...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
