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UNINA9910819196703321 |
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Titolo |
Automobilities / / edited by Mike Featherstone, Nigel Thrift and John Urry |
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London ; ; Thousand Oaks, Calif., : SAGE, 2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-26212-2 |
9786612262128 |
1-84920-653-8 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (285 p.) : ill |
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Collana |
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Theory, culture & society |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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FeatherstoneMike |
ThriftN. J |
UrryJohn |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Automobiles - Social aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Originally published as volume 21, numbers 4-5 of Theory, culture & society"--T.p. verso. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Table of Contents; 1 - Introduction; 2 - The 'System' of Automobility; 3 - Driving in the City; 4 - The Driver-car; 5 - Mobility and Safety; 6 - Automobility and National Identity; 7 - Cars and Nations; 8 - Driving Places; 9 - Three Ages of the Automobile; 10 - Auto Couture; 11 - Automotive Emotions; 12 - Automobility and the Power of Sound; 13 - Doing Office Work on the Motorway; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Mobility - flows, movement and migration in social life - has emerged as a central area of sociological debate, yet one of its most dominant forms, automobility, has remained largely ignored. This text presents an examination of the car and its promise of autonomy and mobility. |
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