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Kevin L. Borg. Auto Mechanics: Technology and Expertise in Twentieth-Century America. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007. Pp. 249. Bibliography. Illustrations. Index. Notes. Cloth, $50.00.
      In this enjoyable book, Kevin L. Borg skillfully examines the history of auto mechanics in the United States from the turn of the twentieth century to the 1980s. At first glance the topic may seem specialized, but through an excellent use of sources the author has created a work that contributes to a broader understanding of labor, consumption, and technology in this time period. Borg's goal in this study is to examine what he calls the .Suburban Paradox.: Why, given the automobile's ability to bestow status, are those who repair the vehicles so devalued? He locates the root of that paradox in the first three decades of the twentieth century. . . .
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