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AGAINST AUTOMOBILITY
SOCIAL SCIENTIFIC ANALYSES OF A GLOBAL PHENOMENON |
| By: |
Steffen Bohm (Editor), Chris Land, Christopher Land (Editor) |
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Paperback |
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£20.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1405152702 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781405152709 |
| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
21 September, 2006 |
| Series: |
Sociological Review Monographs |
| Pages: |
268 |
| Description: |
* A critical account of the impact of the car on society, which is both liberated by and reliant upon motor vehicles. * Written by a panel of distinguished scholars from varying disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. * Examines automobility's effect on environmental, social, and political issues. |
| Synopsis: |
Despite its promise of freedom and autonomy, the ubiquity of the automobile has influenced unforeseen ecological, social, and political change. In Against Automobility, a panel of distinguished scholars take a critical look at the contradiction of the automobile. * A critical account of the impact of the car on society, which is both liberated by and reliant upon motor vehicles. * Written by a panel of distinguished scholars from varying disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. * Examines automobility's effect on environmental, social, and political issues. * Will be of interest to those whose research focuses on geography, politics, consumption and cultural studies, critical theory, and the sociology of objects and everyday life. |
| Illustrations: |
Illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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