{"product_id":"auto-mechanics-technology-and-expertise-in-twentieth-century-america-paperback","title":"Auto Mechanics: Technology and Expertise in Twentieth-Century America - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKevin L. Borg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe history of automobiles is not just the story of invention, manufacturing, and marketing; it is also a story of repair. \u003ci\u003eAuto Mechanics\u003c\/i\u003e opens the repair shop to historical study--for the first time--by tracing the emergence of a dirty, difficult, and important profession.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKevin L. Borg's study spans a century of automotive technology--from the horseless carriage of the late nineteenth century to the \"check engine\" light of the late twentieth. Drawing from a diverse body of source material, Borg explores how the mechanic's occupation formed and evolved within the context of broad American fault lines of class, race, and gender and how vocational education entwined these tensions around the mechanic's unique expertise. He further shows how aspects of the consumer rights and environmental movements, as well as the design of automotive electronics, reflected and challenged the social identity and expertise of the mechanic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the history of the American auto mechanic, Borg finds the origins of a persistent anxiety that even today accompanies the prospect of taking one's car in for repair.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eAuto Mechanics\u003c\/i\u003e opens the repair shop to historical study--for the first time--by tracing the emergence of a dirty, difficult, and important profession.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKevin L. Borg's study spans a century of automotive technology--from the horseless carriage of the late nineteenth century to the check engine light of the late twentieth. Drawing from a diverse body of source material, Borg explores how the mechanic's occupation formed and evolved within the context of broad American fault lines of class, race, and gender and how vocational education entwined these tensions around the mechanic's unique expertise. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the history of the American auto mechanic, Borg finds the origins of a persistent anxiety that even today accompanies the prospect of taking one's car in for repair.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA superbly researched, engaging look into the profession that's near and dear to us all.--\u003ci\u003eMotor Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorg's own work in the repair shop infuses the study with insights that I am sure would escape anyone without the experience he has had . . . His questions are anything but academic.--\u003ci\u003eAutoWeek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA source of inspiration to those who would like to work to improve the industry's image, recruitment and retention.--\u003ci\u003eImport Automotive Parts \u0026amp; Accessories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn excellent work that has much to contribute to our understanding of the automobile, technology, and wider trends in American history.--\u003ci\u003eMichigan Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn seven richly detailed chapters, theoretically sophisticated and attentive to nuances of race, class, and gender, Borg analyzes the changing background, training, and expertise of auto mechanics over the course of the twentieth century.--\u003ci\u003eTechnology and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn important contribution to U.S. labor and economic history and to our understanding of the ways that the mass production of automobiles changed working life.--\u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eKevin L. Borg\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of history at James Madison University.\u003c\/p\u003e--Karla A. Erickson \"Work and Occupations\"\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAuto Mechanics\u003c\/i\u003e opens the repair shop to historical study--for the first time--by tracing the emergence of a dirty, difficult, and important profession.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKevin L. Borg's study spans a century of automotive technology--from the horseless carriage of the late nineteenth century to the \"check engine\" light of the late twentieth. Drawing from a diverse body of source material, Borg explores how the mechanic's occupation formed and evolved within the context of broad American fault lines of class, race, and gender and how vocational education entwined these tensions around the mechanic's unique expertise. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the history of the American auto mechanic, Borg finds the origins of a persistent anxiety that even today accompanies the prospect of taking one's car in for repair.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A superbly researched, engaging look into the profession that's near and dear to us all.\"--\u003ci\u003eMotor Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Borg's own work in the repair shop infuses the study with insights that I am sure would escape anyone without the experience he has had . . . His questions are anything but academic.\"--\u003ci\u003eAutoWeek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A source of inspiration to those who would like to work to improve the industry's image, recruitment and retention.\"--\u003ci\u003eImport Automotive Parts \u0026amp; Accessories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An excellent work that has much to contribute to our understanding of the automobile, technology, and wider trends in American history.\"--\u003ci\u003eMichigan Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In seven richly detailed chapters, theoretically sophisticated and attentive to nuances of race, class, and gender, Borg analyzes the changing background, training, and expertise of auto mechanics over the course of the twentieth century.\"--\u003ci\u003eTechnology and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An important contribution to U.S. labor and economic history and to our understanding of the ways that the mass production of automobiles changed working life.\"--\u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin L. Borg\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of history at James Madison University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin L. 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