{"product_id":"pacific-automobilism-gijs-mom-9781800735637","title":"Pacific Automobilism: Adventure, Status and the Carnival of Mobility, 1970-2015","description":"\u003cp\u003e The beginning of the 21st century has seen important shifts in mobility cultures around the world, as the West's media-driven car culture has contrasted with existing local mobilities, from rickshaws in India and minibuses in Africa to cycling in China. In this expansive volume, historian Gijs Mom explores how contemporary mobility has been impacted by social, political, and economic forces on a global scale, as in light of local mobility cultures, the car as an 'adventure machine' seems to lose cultural influence in favor of the car's status character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gijs Mom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1800735634\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781800735637\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berghahn Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.98h x 9.13w x 2.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2023","brand":"Gijs Mom","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44077509443839,"sku":"9781800735637","price":249.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d1474d1e-9598-470f-8b39-a969101e2b96.jpg?v=1685470359","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pacific-automobilism-gijs-mom-9781800735637","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}