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Unveiling the Unthinking Machines |
Invading the Horse Industry |
Moving from the Periphery to the Center of Society |
Conjuring Interchangeability in Format a Cheaper Price |
Establishing Interchangeability in Operation |
Owning an Entire Stable of Horses in One Vehicle |
Recognizing Women’s Patronage |
Supplanting the Horse |
Conclusion |
Chapter 3: Case Two: “Breeding” the Jeep: The Conceptualization and Diffusion of the Iron Warhorse |
General Overview |
Warhorses and Cavalrymen: Interchangeability in Identity |
Warhorses and Men of War: Interchangeability in Functional Specifications |
The Horse on Trial: Pressures to Motorize |
The “Breeding” of a Cavalry Car: Conceptual Origins |
Technical Specifications: The Iron Horse in Conceptual Form |
The Birth of the Warhorse |
Feminine Origins of the Jeep |
Displacement of the Horse |
Warhorse in Action: The Jeep in World War II |
Jeep Raid as Cavalry Raid |
Jeep-Cavalry Formation |
The All-American Wonder |
The GI and the Jeep |
Conclusion |