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Snarl : in defense of stalled traffic and faulty networks / Ruth A. Miller.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Miller, Ruth Austin, 1975-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democracy--Philosophy.
- Democracy.
- Communication and traffic--Political aspects.
- Communication and traffic.
- Transportation, Automotive--Political aspects.
- Transportation, Automotive.
- Constitutional law.
- Constitutional history.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2013]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- 1 Introduction: Mechanical Constitutionalism 1
- Constitutional History 6
- Constitutional Materiality 8
- Vitality, Mobility, and Liberty 10
- Conclusion 12
- 2 Traffic: A Literature Review 15
- Traffic and the Public Sphere 16
- Traffic and Borders 21
- Traffic and Military Violence 25
- Traffic and Rights 30
- Traffic and Civilization 34
- Conclusion 40
- 3 Networks: A Literature Review 42
- Networks and the Public Sphere 45
- Networks and Military Violence 50
- Networks and Speech: Machine Code versus Programming Language 55
- Conclusion 59
- 4 Vitality 62
- Excavating the Automotive Public Sphere 65
- Parking 67
- Automotive Vitality: Storage and Circulation 74
- Conclusion 80
- 5 Mobility 83
- Archiving the Automotive Public Sphere 87
- Bridge and Tunnel 88
- Automotive Mobility: Billboards and Monuments 93
- Conclusion 99
- 6 Liberty 102
- Delimiting the Automotive Public Sphere 104
- No Crossing 107
- Automotive Liberty: Intersections and Pollution 112
- Conclusion 121
- 7 Drones: A Case Study 123
- Vitality 126
- Mobility 135
- Liberty 140
- Conclusion: Theories of Freedom 147
- 8 Conclusion: Stalled Traffic and Faulty Networks 153
- Why Should Humans Care? 156.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-206) and index.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9780472119004
- 9780472029501
- Publisher Number:
- 10.3998/mpub.5959928
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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