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The People's Car: A Global History of the Volkswagen Beetle A Global History of the Volkswagen Beetle by Bernhard Rieger is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The People's Car: A Global History of the Volkswagen Beetle A Global History of the Volkswagen Beetle about?
Bernhard Rieger reveals how a car commissioned by Hitler and designed by Ferdinand Porsche became a global commodity on a par with Coca-Cola. The Beetle’s success hinged on its uncanny ability to capture the imaginations of executives, engineers, advertisers, car collectors, suburbanites, hippies, and everyday drivers across nations and cultures.
Who reads The People's Car: A Global History of the Volkswagen Beetle A Global History of the Volkswagen Beetle?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Bernhard Rieger
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Department of Sanskrit & Indian Studies
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780674075757
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Business, Engineering, History
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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