《汽车250年史》
内容简介
在本书中，史蒂芬·巴黎西恩考察了汽车丰富多彩的130年历史中的影响、发展与意义。他讲述了汽车及其创造者们的故事：从19世纪80年代开始，那时只是一辆四轮驱动的电动四轮车，到早期的先锋汽车制造商，再到两次世界大战期间，以及20世纪50-70年代的战后年代，最终停笔在20世纪末到21世纪初的今天。
这不仅仅是一本关于汽车的马力与性能的书，更是一本人的故事。里面讲述了奔驰、阿聂利、罗伊斯和雪铁龙这样的超级汽车制造商；伊思古尼斯、勒夫布维尔、麦克罗蒂、邦格拉这类杰出设计师，还有福特、塔塔和保时捷等有远见的汽车产业专家等。
这是一本史诗般的关于汽车和其背后的人的伟大著作。
作者简介
【英】史蒂芬·巴黎西恩
史蒂芬·巴黎西恩，牛津大学博士、著名作家。英国沃里克郡博物馆和美术馆馆长。同时也是牛津大学凯洛格学院和沃里克大学的访问学者。他曾出版过大量建筑、历史和文化的图书。其中《亚当风格》艺术曾荣获1992年的美国年度图书和美国建筑师协会1993年的年度图书奖。
250 Years of the Automobile
Content introduction
In this book, Stephen Parisien examines the impact, development, and significance of the automobile in its colorful 130-year history. He tells the story of the automobile and its creators: from the 1880s, when it was just a four-wheel-drive electric four-wheeler, to the early pioneering automakers, through the interwar period, and the postwar years of the 1950s-1970s, to the present day of the late 20th century and early 21st century.
This is not just a book about car horsepower and performance, but also a personal story. It features supercar manufacturers like Mercedes, Agnelli, Royce and Citroen; Outstanding designers such as Isgunis, Lofbouville, McRotty, Bhangra, as well as visionary automotive industry experts such as Ford, Tata and Porsche.
This is an epic, great book about cars and the people behind them.
About the author
Stephen Parisien
Stephen Parisien, PhD, Oxford University, author. Director, Warwickshire Museum and Art Gallery, UK. He is also a visiting fellow at Kellogg College, Oxford and the University of Warwick. He has published extensively on architecture, history and culture. Adam Style was awarded the 1992 American Book of the Year and the 1993 American Institute of Architects Book of the Year Award.
