Driving Spaces (Paperback)

Peter Merriman

ISBN 10: 1405130725 / ISBN 13: 9781405130721

Edité par John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Hoboken, 2007

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Paperback. Peter Merriman traces the social and cultural histories and geographies of driving spaces through an examination of the design, construction and use of Englands M1 motorway in the 1950s and 1960s. A first-of-its-kind academic study examining the production and consumption of the landscapes and spaces of a British motorway An interdisciplinary approach, engaging with theoretical and empirical work from sociology, history, cultural studies, anthropology and geography Contains 38 high quality illustrations Based on extensive, original archive work Peter Merriman traces the social and cultural histories and geographies of driving spaces through an examination of the design, construction and use of England's M1 motorway in the 1950s and 1960s. . Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Driving Spaces (Paperback)
• Éditeur: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Hoboken
• Date de parution: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1405130725
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781405130721
• Reliure: Paperback
• Édition: Edition originale
• État de l'article: new

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Synopsis

Peter Merriman traces the social and cultural histories and geographies of driving spaces through an examination of the design, construction and use of England's M1 motorway in the 1950s and 1960s.

• A first-of-its-kind academic study examining the production and consumption of the landscapes and spaces of a British motorway
  
• An interdisciplinary approach, engaging with theoretical and empirical work from sociology, history, cultural studies, anthropology and geography
  
• Contains 38 high quality illustrations
  
• Based on extensive, original archive work

À propos de l?auteur

Peter Merriman is a Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. His research focuses on mobility and social theory, spaces of driving, and cultures of landscapes in twentieth century Britain. His work has been published in a range of edited collections and international journals, including Journal of Historical Geography, Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Cultural Geographies and Theory, Culture and Society.