In First Gear: The French Automobile Industry to 1914 9780773593206
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English Pages [273] Year 1976
Table of contents :
Cover
Title
Copyright
Preface
Contents
List of illustrations
List of tables
1 The prerequisites
2 The pioneers
3 The popularization of the automobile
4 The early growth of the automobile industry in Paris
5 The first provincial manufacturers
6 The industry in France and the rest of Europe
7 Location and components, steam and electricity
8 Automotive exports and British connections
9 The pioneer firms reach maturity
10 The second generation of Paris automobile manufacturers
11 New automobile manufacturers in Paris
12 Manufacturing in the provinces
13 Labour in the automobile industry
14 Conclusion
Appendix
Selected bibliography
Index
