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Author:   David Beasley
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Volume:   No. 81
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.451kg
ISBN:  

9780313261442

ISBN 10:   031326144
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   07 July 1988
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

The Existence of the Steam Carriage The Company Itself Chronology of Failure Was There a Market? Was Gurney Beaten by His Competitors? Opposition of the Railroad Interests The Decisive Importance of Restrictive Tolls The Interest Group Basis of Restrictive Legislation Financing the European Railways The Repression of the Steam Carriage on the Continent and the Development of the Petroleum Automobile The Breaking of English Capital The Petroleum Connection Profitability of the Automobile Relative to the Railway and Canals in France Technological Determinism as a Mode of Development The Promotion of Petrol over Steam The Diffusion of the Petroleum Automobile Rationale Appendix: Cost Comparison Between the Railroad and Steam Carriage

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