×


 x 

Shopping cart
5%OFFJeremy Packer - Mobility without Mayhem: Safety, Cars, and Citizenship - 9780822339632 - V9780822339632
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.

Mobility without Mayhem: Safety, Cars, and Citizenship

€ 32.99
€ 31.27
You save € 1.72!
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Mobility without Mayhem: Safety, Cars, and Citizenship Paperback. While Americans prize the ability to get behind the wheel and hit the open road, they have not always agreed about what constitutes safe, decorous driving and who is capable of it. This title presents a cultural history of America's fear of and fascination with driving, from the mid-twentieth century to the present. Num Pages: 360 pages, 38 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 504.
While Americans prize the ability to get behind the wheel and hit the open road, they have not always agreed on what constitutes safe, decorous driving or who is capable of it. Mobility without Mayhem is a lively cultural history of America’s fear of and fascination with driving, from the mid-twentieth century to the present. Jeremy Packer analyzes how driving has been understood by experts, imagined by citizens, regulated by traffic laws, governed through education and propaganda, and represented in films, television, magazines, and newspapers. Whether considering motorcycles as symbols of rebellion and angst, or the role of CB radio ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822339632
SKU
V9780822339632
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Jeremy Packer
Jeremy Packer is Associate Professor of Communication and a faculty member in the Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media graduate program and the Science, Technology, and Society program at North Carolina State University. He is a coeditor of Foucault, Cultural Studies, and Governmentality and Thinking with James Carey: Essays on Communications, Transportation, History.

Reviews for Mobility without Mayhem: Safety, Cars, and Citizenship
“Whether you think of the car as symbolizing freedom, or environmental degradation, you'll find Packer's book thought-provoking, even entertaining.” - Cliff Bellamy, Durham Herald-Sun "Packer's study of the cultural anxieties surrounding the automobile and the attempts to regulate this space (always in the name of ‘safety’) is quite exhaustive. . . . Packer's examination of the popularity of the Cadillac ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Mobility without Mayhem: Safety, Cars, and Citizenship


Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!