Against automobility / edited by Steffen Böhm, Campbell Jones ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: Oxford : Blackwell publishing, ©2006
• Descrizione fisica: vii, 259 p. : fig. ; 23 cm
• Disciplina: 306.481
• Soggetto non controllato: Automobili - Aspetti sociali
• Persona (resp. second.): Böhm, Steffen; Campbell, Jones
• Nota di bibliografia: Contiene riferimenti bibl. e indice dei nomi
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Against automobility
• ISBN: 1-4051-5270-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 990008473730403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Collocazione: 306.481 BOH 1