| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 329 pages) |
| Contents |
Nature : tar pits and asphalt volcanoes -- Use : fired bricks and mummy wars -- Faith : asphalt's dark ages -- Triumph : the blacktop dawn -- Duty : conquering poverty and mud, Reich and Rising Sun -- Crusades : asphalt in the Cold War -- Angles : terrorists, tricksters, Tea Partiers -- Overburden : the oil sand century -- Conclusion : the other black hole |
| Summary |
"Asphalt: A History" provides a narrative history of asphalt and its effects from ancient times to the modern day. Although asphalt creates our environment, it also threatens it"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 30, 2022) |
| Subject |
Asphalt -- History
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Asphalt -- Social aspects -- History
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Asphalt -- Environmental aspects -- History
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NATURE / Natural Resources
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Asphalt -- Environmental aspects
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Asphalt
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781496226389 |
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1496226380 |
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9781496226365 |
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1496226364 |
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9781496226372 |
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1496226372 |
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