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

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As a tool of globalized mobility, the carprovides 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.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781836950912
  • ISBN-10: 1836950918
  • Publisher: Berghahn Books
  • Publish Date: August 2025
  • Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.63 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.15 pounds
  • Page Count: 252

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