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Table of Contents
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List of Table and Figures |
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Acknowledgments |
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Introduction |
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Organization of the Book |
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Chapter 1: Converting Consumers: The Conceptual Dependence of Controversial Artifacts |
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Artifacts |
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Social Groups |
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Users |
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Black Boxes |
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Gender |
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History of the Automobile |
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Domestication of Technology |
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Conclusion |
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Chapter 2: Case One: Domesticating the Devil Wagon: The Interchangeability of Muscle and Motor Power |
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Creating an Anachronism: The Automobile as a Peripheral Object |
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Pricing the Devil Wagon: The Barrier to Diffusion? |
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Animating the Mechanical Beast: The Automobile on the Fringes of Society |
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Dealing with Death Masks and Demons |
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Capturing the Slaughterer |
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Punishing Recalcitrant Chauffeurs |
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Articulating Ambiguity among Automobile Advocates |