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Policing the Open Road: How Cars Transformed American Freedom 

by Sarah Seo

When Americans think of freedom, they often picture the open road. Yet nowhere are we more likely to encounter the long arm of the law than in our cars. Sarah Seo reveals how the rise of the automobile led us to accept—and expect—pervasive police power, a radical transformation with far-reaching consequences.

Publisher

Harvard University Press

Publication date

2021

Format

Print edition

Pages

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ISBN

9780674260344