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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mom, Gijs.

Series:

Explorations in Mobility Series

Explorations in Mobility Series ; v.8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Automobiles--Social aspects.

Automobiles.

Globalization--Social aspects.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Berghahn Books, Incorporated, 2025.

Summary:

In this comprehensive world history of (auto)mobility, Gijs Mom draws upon his expertise within the field to assess the past and present of road cultures, and hypothesize its future. From climate change and capitalism to decolonization and gender, this volume spotlights the car's influence on our sense of identity and imagination.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Introduction - Making World Mobility History

Chapter 1 - Imperialist and Colonialist Mobilities, 1850-1918

Chapter 2 - Migratory and Other Subversive Mobilities, 1920-1940

Chapter 3 - Decolonization, Development, and the Globalization of the Car Society, 1940s-1970s

Chapter 4 - The Global Shift to Pacific Automobilism and the Epidemiology of the Car, 1970s-2010s

Chapter 5 - The End of the Car and Its Alternatives

Conclusion - Past to Future, Atlantic to Pacific

Annotated Canon: Introducing Mobility History

Bibliography

Index.

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Other Format:

Print version: Mom, Gijs A World History of Mobility

ISBN:

9781836950936

OCLC:

1527723179