Czech Century of Motoring I.

When the word automobile is uttered, the mass-market means of transport that has been with man for more than a century immediately comes to mind. However, the collective of authors set out to look at the automobile from the perspective of cultural history. Within the individual chapters, motoring is explored in a variety of contexts, from the aesthetic and fashion aspects, to artistic inspiration and expression in theatre and film, to a phenomenon of social and everyday life for different groups of the population. The stages of its technical development are also outlined. The cultural dimension of Czech motoring is traced on an extensive source base, drawing on previously unpublished archival material as well as the latest domestic and foreign literature. The book is accompanied by forty contemporary photographs.