Description
On the Move presents a rich history of one of the key concepts of modern mobility. Increasing mobility has been a constant throughout the modern era, evident in mass car ownership, plane travel, and the rise of the Internet. Typically, people have equated increasing mobility with increasing freedom. However, as Cresswell shows, while mobility has certainly increased in modern times, attempts to control and restrict mobility are just as characteristic of modernity. Through a series of fascinating historical episodes Cresswell shows how mobility and its regulation have been central to the experience of modernity.
Book Details
Format
Hardcover
Pages
340 pages
Language
English
Published
May 22, 2006
Publisher
Routledge
Editions
3 editions
ISBN-10
0415952557
ISBN-13
9780415952552
Genres
History
Travel