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Driving Spaces
A Cultural-Historical Geography of England's M1 Motorway
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This book is ideal for academics, students, and readers interested in the cultural and historical aspects of infrastructure, driving, and British transport history.
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. .
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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.
Driving Spaces is a first-of-its-kind academic study examining the production and consumption of the landscapes and spaces of a British motorway. The book offers an interdisciplinary approach, engaging with theoretical and empirical work from sociology, history, cultural studies, anthropology, and geography.
This book contains 38 high-quality illustrations and is based on extensive, original archive work.
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Reviews praise Driving Spaces for its thorough research, detailed documentation, and valuable cultural context. Technology & Culture highlights its empirical contributions, Area sees it as a useful resource for researchers and students, and the Journal of British Studies commends its rich historical trajectory. Choice recommends it as a fascinating multidisciplinary study on driving and highways.
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ISBN: 9781405130721
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 25 September 2007
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 230.0mm
Weight: 463g
Pages: 320
About the Author
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.
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