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The Devil's Wheels: Men and Motorcycling in the Weimar Republic

Livre 1 sur 4: Explorations in Mobility

Disko, Sasha

 
9781785331695: The Devil's Wheels: Men and Motorcycling in the Weimar Republic
ISBN 10 : 1785331698 ISBN 13 : 9781785331695
Editeur : Berghahn Books, 2016

Synopsis

During the high days of modernization fever, among the many disorienting changes Germans experienced in the Weimar Republic was an unprecedented mingling of consumption and identity: increasingly, what one bought signaled who one was. Exemplary of this volatile dynamic was the era's burgeoning motorcycle culture. With automobiles largely a luxury of the upper classes, motorcycles complexly symbolized masculinity and freedom, embodying a widespread desire to embrace progress as well as profound anxieties over the course of social transformation. Through its richly textured account of the motorcycle as both icon and commodity, The Devil's Wheels teases out the intricacies of gender and class in the Weimar years.

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À propos de l'auteur

Sasha Disko is a historian and independent scholar. She received her PhD in History from New York University, and she has been associated with the Center for Metropolitan Studies, Berlin, since 2008. Her research interests include motorization, industrialization, and leisure.

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Éditeur
Berghahn Books
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1785331698
ISBN 13 
9781785331695
Reliure
Belle reliure
Nombre de pages
374
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
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