UID:
almahu_9949384147302882
Format:
1 online resource (xi, 134 pages) :
,
illustrations
ISBN:
9780429022609
,
0429022603
,
9780429666209
,
0429666209
,
9780429663482
,
042966348X
,
9780429660764
,
0429660766
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in cultural history
Content:
Despite the symbolic capital and the global commercial success of the Vespa scooter, there is no academic book dealing with its history, only literature produced by the company itself or by scooter enthusiasts. The origins of the Vespa are shrouded in mist, entrusted more to myth than to historical truth. Based on lengthy research carried out in Piaggio's historical archives and on an interdisciplinary approach, this volume aims to fill this gap. It shows how the Vespa took techniques from the most advanced aeronautical industries in the world, adapting and hybridizing them in an original way, and how the company disseminated its models in the transnational social space.
Note:
Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 On the Wings of the Empire; 2 The Genesis of the Vespa; 3 Reconstruction; 4 Workers; 5 The Spectacle of the Vespa; 6 Global Vespa; Conclusion; Index
Additional Edition:
Print version: Rapini, Andrea. History of the Vespa. New York : Routledge, 2019 ISBN 9780367077549
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
;
Electronic books.
;
History.
DOI:
10.4324/9780429022609
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429022609
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