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SOCIETY ON WHEELS Talk by John Allan

BBC Home Service
on BBC Home Service Basic

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The speaker describes the effect of the car on North American society. He points out that the car and the house are the two controlling factors of social life; the car makes possible a little house in the suburbs, and a little house in the suburbs makes the car essential.

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BBC Home Service Basic

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