1972 Report on Progress in Areas of Public Concern

General Motors Corp.

Verlag: GM Technical Center, Warren, MI, 1972

Beschreibung

B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback booklet with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and wear. The text pages are clean and bright. The booklet is a response to some of the critiques posed by Ralph Nader in his book "Unsafe at Any Speed". The contents include the essays: Two Myths and a Paradox by Edward N. Cole, Automotive and Industrial Emission Control by Ernest S. Starkman, Vehicle Safety by Louis C. Lundstrom, Vehicle Power Sources by Dr. William G. Agnew, Introduction to Displays by Dr. Paul F. Chenea, General Motors and South Africa by Elliott M. Estes, General Motors Minority Employment by Stephen H. Fuller, General Motors Minority Activities by Abraham S. Venable, and, Customer Activities by Mack W. Worden. "Nader gained national attention with the 1965 publication of his journalistic exposé Unsafe at Any Speed. The book, critical of the automotive industry, argued that many American automobiles were generally unsafe to operate. For the book, Nader researched case files from more than a hundred lawsuits then pending against General Motors' Chevrolet Corvair to support his assertions. The book became an immediate bestseller, but also prompted a backlash from General Motors (GM) , which attempted to discredit Nader. GM tapped Nader's phone in an attempt to obtain salacious information and, when that failed, GM hired prostitutes in an attempt to catch him in a compromising situation. Nader, by then working as an unpaid consultant to United States Senator Abe Ribicoff, reported to the senator that he suspected he was being followed. Ribicoff convened an inquiry that called GM CEO James Roche who admitted, when placed under oath, that the company had hired a private detective agency to investigate Nader. Nader sued GM for invasion of privacy, settling the case for $425,000 and using the proceeds to found the activist organization known as the Center for the Study of Responsive Law. " (from Wikipedia).

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers A50958

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: 1972 Report on Progress in Areas of Public Concern
• Verlag: GM Technical Center, Warren, MI
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1972
• Einband: Stapled wraps
• Auflage: 1st Edition; 1st Printing.
• Zustand: Very Good