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Utopia on Wheels
Timothy McGettigan
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Description for Utopia on Wheels
Paperback. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 245.
Utopia on Wheels is a readable, interesting, and accessible introduction to contemporary social issues and theories. Through an exploration of the Green Tortoise, a San Francisco travel company that is dedicated to counter-culture adventures, McGettigan uses three separate journeys as a means to examine the relationship between self and society. In this manner, he provides an entry-point for mass audiences to consider important sociological issues including the nature of social power, the problem of social order, and the ways in which individuals may produce change in a global society.
Utopia on Wheels is a readable, interesting, and accessible introduction to contemporary social issues and theories. Through an exploration of the Green Tortoise, a San Francisco travel company that is dedicated to counter-culture adventures, McGettigan uses three separate journeys as a means to examine the relationship between self and society. In this manner, he provides an entry-point for mass audiences to consider important sociological issues including the nature of social power, the problem of social order, and the ways in which individuals may produce change in a global society.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
Number of Pages
150
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761814658
SKU
V9780761814658
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About Timothy McGettigan
Timothy McGettigan is Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Southern Colorado.
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