Against Automobility

by Steffen Bohm (Editor), Campbell Jones (Editor), Chris Land (Editor)

Despite its promise of freedom and autonomy, the ubiquity of the automobile has influenced unforeseen ecological, social, and political change. In Against Automobility, a panel of distinguished scholars take a critical look at the contradiction of the automobile.

A critical account of the impact of the car on society, which is both liberated by and reliant upon motor vehicles.
Written by a panel of distinguished scholars from varying disciplines in the humanities and social sciences.
Examines automobility's effect on environmental, social, and political issues.
Will be of interest to those whose research focuses on geography, politics, consumption and cultural studies, critical theory, and the sociology of objects and everyday life.

268 pages, Paperback

First published December 6, 2006

Reviews

[Timothy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Automobility is a the regime of politics, economics, and ideology that have fostered the expensive burden of the personal car on the world. The resources utilized to sustain this are immense and the results have led to pollution, globalism, war, and social unease. This book is a collection of essays that stemmed from a conference at Keele University. For anyone interesting in looking beyond what you take to be normal - this is a must read.