A World History of Mobility: An Essay on Road Cultures and Beyond

by Mom, Gijs
ISBN: 9781836950912
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Overview

As a tool of globalized mobility, the car provides a useful barometer for charting the global development of socio-cultural, economic, technical, and political modernization. Shaped by prevailing gender and racial norms and popularized by a Western-driven car culture, it is a commodity whose access and use embodies wider inequalities. In this comprehensive world history of (auto)mobility, Gijs Mom draws upon his extensive research into the field to assess the past and present of road cultures, and hypothesize their future. Ranging from the impact of climate change to decolonization, this volume spotlights how profoundly 'automobilism' impacts our sense of identity and imagination.

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Author: Mom, Gijs
  • ISBN: 9781836950912
  • Condition: New
  • Number Of Pages: 292
  • Publication Year: 2025
Language: English