Verfasst von:	Mom, Gijs [VerfasserIn]
Titel:	Pacific automobilism
Titelzusatz:	adventure, status and the carnival of mobility, 1970-2015
Verf.angabe:	Gijs Mom
Verlagsort:	New York ; Oxford
Verlag:	Berghahn
Jahr:	2022
Umfang:	xv, 986 Seiten
Fussnoten:	Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:	978-1-80073-563-7
Abstract:	"The beginning of the 21st century has seen important shifts in mobility cultures around the world, as the West's media-driven car culture has contrasted against existing local mobilities, from rickshaws in India and minibuses in Africa to cycling in China. In this expansive volume, historian Gijs Mom explores how contemporary mobility has been impacted by social, political, and economic forces on a global scale, as in light of local mobility cultures, the car as an 'adventure machine' seems to lose cultural influence in favor of the car's status character"--
URL:	Inhaltsverzeichnis: http://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9781800735637.pdf
Schlagwörter:	(z)Geschichte 1970-2015    / (s)Kraftwagen    / (s)Personenkraftwagen    / (s)Globalisierung    / (s)Internationale Produktion    / (s)Straßengüterverkehr
Sprache:	eng
Bibliogr. Hinweis:	Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Mom, Gijs, 1949-: Pacific automobilism. - [New York] : Berghahn Books, 2022 |(DLC)2022019407
K10plus-PPN:	1801341966