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Bibliographical references for books in English with titles beginning by B
Chapter 4: General works on motor vehicles, marques, companies, and automotive and transport industries, plus automotive accessories and components

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Castle, Harold G., Britain's motor industry (London: Clerke & Cockeran, 1950). 328 p., illustrations (bw/c), 29 cm.
NOTES ON CONTENTS: On cover: "The story of British cars and commercial vehicles from the days of the horseless carriage and the early racing cars to modern times, with 100 photographs and 10 full-color plates."
Collins, Paul & Michael Stratton, British car factories from 1896: a complete historical, geographical, architectural and technological survey (Dorchester, Dorset: Veloce Publishing, 1993). 269 p., illustrations, 28 cm, bibliogr. ref. pp. 259-262, index, ISBN: 1874105049.
Foreman-Peck, James, Sue Bowden & Alan McKinlay (1957- ), British motor industry (The) (Manchester, Lancashire: Manchester University Press, 1995). [British industries in the twentieth century]. xi, 323 p., illustrations (maps), 23 cm, bibliogr. ref. pp. 280-296, index, ISBN: 0719026121.
Richardson, Kenneth (1912- ) & C. N. O'Gallagher, British motor industry 1896-1939: a social & economic history (The) (Hamden, CT: Archon Books, 1977). xiii, 258 p., illustrations, 22 cm, bibliogr. ref., index, ISBN: 020801697X.
OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): London: Macmillan, 1977, ISBN: 0333219252.
Whisler, Timothy R., British motor industry, 1945-94: a case study in industrial decline (The) (New York, NY: Orford University Press, 1999). 440 p., tables, 16 x 24 cm, bibliogr. ref., index, ISBN: 0198290748.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction; chap. 1, Reconversion: confirming the inter-war course; chap. 2, Corporate structure and management strategy: decision making and path dependence, 1945-68; chap. 3, British Leyland and Chrysler UK: lock-in, path overlap, and dysfunction; chap. 4, The final stage in the indigenous path: British Leyland under Edwardes, 1977-9; chap. 5, Design and development: the practical man and the myth of engineering excellence; chap. 6, British production methods: the evolution of flexibility and failure of Fordism; chap. 7, Distribution structures: dealers, agents, and self-interest; chap. 8, Domestic and export markets: demand, differentiation, and product characteristics; chap. 9, Product quality and reliability: the silver British lemon; chap. 10, U-turn, new path, or market failure? 1979-94; Conclusion.
Sieve, Ezekiel J. B., British motor vehicle exports: an analysis of the inter-war period and some post-1945 trends (Ph. D. thesis (economics): University of London, 1951). 2 vols, 456 p.
Ludvigsen, Karl E., BRM V16: how Britain's auto makers built a grand Prix car to beat the world (Dorchester, Dorset: Veloce Publishing, 2006). 96 p., illustrations, 25 x 25 cm, ISBN: 1845840372 EAN: 9781845840372 (hc).
Smith, Roger B (1925- ), Building on 75 years of excellence: the General Motors story (New York, NY: Newcomen Society of the United States, 1984). [Newcomen publication; 1028]. 22 p., illustrations, 23 cm.
COMMENTS: Paper presented at the National Meeting of the Newcomen Society of the United States in October 1983.

Abdulsomad, Kamaruding (1955- ), Building technological capabilities of local auto parts firms under contrasting industrial policies: a comparative study of Malaysia and Thailand, 1960-2000 (Lund: Almqvist & Wiksell International, 2003). [Lund studies in economic history (ISSN: 1400-4860); 27]. xix, 290 p., illustrations, 22 cm, ISBN: 9122020276.
COMMENTS: This was originally a thesis. .
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Explains why, from the mid-1980s, the Malaysian automotive parts industry (41 enterprises) became increasingly different from that of Thailand (42 enterprises). Underlines the role of the government policies in the changes.

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