ArmiC. Edson. The Art of American Car Design: The Profession and Personalities (Pennsylvania State Press, 1988). Analyzes the models of innovation followed by American car manufacturers. For a descriptive look at recent developments, see Armi's American Car Design Now: Inside the Studios of Today's Top Car Designers (Rizzoli, 2003).
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EdensorTim. “Automobility and National Identity: Representation, Geography and Driving Practice.”Theory, Culture & Society21 (2004):101–20. One of many excellent articles in a special issue dedicated to cars and car cultures.
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GartmanDavid. Auto-Opium: A Social History of American Automobile Design (Routledge, 1994). Critical examination of the social significance of automotive design and the social (or antisocial) role of automobile manufacturers.
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MolotchHarvey L.. Where Stuff Comes From: How Toasters, Toilets, Cars, Computers, and Many Other Things Come to Be as They Are (Routledge, 2003). An engaging analysis of the complex social relationships that shape the design process.
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SparkePenny. A Century of Car Design (Mitchell Beazley, 2002). Excellent survey of car designs and designers, with considerable attention to social context.
