Atlantic Automobilism

Emergence and Persistence of the Car, 1895-1940

von Gijs Mom

768 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Our continued use of the combustion engine car in the 21st century, despite many rational arguments against it, makes it more and more difficult to imagine that transport has a sustainable future. Offering a sweeping transatlantic perspective, this book explains the current obsession with automobiles by delving deep into the motives of early car users. It provides a synthesis of our knowledge about the emergence and persistence of the car, using a broad range of material including novels, poems, films, and songs to unearth the desires that shaped our present "car society." Combining social, psychological, and structural explanations, the author concludes that the ability of cars to convey transcendental experience, especially for men, explains our attachment to the vehicle.

• Reihe: Explorations in Mobility
• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Gesellschaft und Kultur, allgemein Kultur- und Medienwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften Populäre Kultur
• ISBN: 9781782383772
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.12.2014
• Größe: 235 x 157 mm
• Verlag: Berghahn Books