Car Troubles Critical Studies of Automobility and Auto-Mobility |
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| Author:
| Conley, Jim |
| Editor:
| McLaren, Arlene Tigar |
| Series title: | Transport and Society Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7546-7772-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2009 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $259.00 |
Book Description:
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Bringing together an international and multi-disciplinary team of leading tranportation scholars, this book's central premise is that the car as the dominant mode of travel needs to be problematised. It examines a wide range of issues that are central to automobility by situating it within social, economic, and political contexts, and by combining social theory, specific case studies and policy-oriented analysis. It examines obstacles to change based in status dynamics, the worldwide...
More DescriptionBringing together an international and multi-disciplinary team of leading tranportation scholars, this book's central premise is that the car as the dominant mode of travel needs to be problematised. It examines a wide range of issues that are central to automobility by situating it within social, economic, and political contexts, and by combining social theory, specific case studies and policy-oriented analysis. It examines obstacles to change based in status dynamics, the worldwide expansion of auto hegemony, and the 'locking-in' of automobility; and considers the possibility of alternatives that go beyond the car.