Fast Cars, Cool Rides

Fast Cars, Cool Rides
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Publisher : NYU Press
Total Pages : 267
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ISBN-10 : 9780814799314
ISBN-13 : 0814799310
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Book Synopsis Fast Cars, Cool Rides by : Amy L. Best

Download or read book Fast Cars, Cool Rides written by Amy L. Best and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on interviews with over 100 young men and women, and five years of research, the author explores the fast-paced world of kids and their cars. She reveals a world where cars have incredible significance for kids, as a means of transportation and thereby freedom to come and go, as status symbols and as a means to express their identities.


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