I’m pleased to highlight newly published "PACIFIC AUTOMOBILISM: Adventure, Status and the Carnival of Mobility, 1970–2015" by Gijs Mom. Read freely available introduction https://www.berghahnbooks.com/downloads/intros/MomPacific_intro.pdf
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 with 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.
To view TOC and Library Recommendation Form please visit https://www.berghahnbooks.com/title/MomPacific
OF RELATED INTEREST: "Atlantic Automobilism: Emergence and Persistence of the Car, 1895-1940" by Gijs Mom https://www.berghahnbooks.com/title/MomAtlantic
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