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Automobile Politics - Ecology and Cultural Political Economy (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,220
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Automobile Politics - Ecology and Cultural Political Economy (Hardcover): Matthew Paterson

Automobile Politics - Ecology and Cultural Political Economy (Hardcover)

Matthew Paterson

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The car, and the range of social and political institutions which sustain its dominance, play an important role in many of the environmental problems faced by contemporary society. But in order to understand the possibilities for moving towards sustainability and 'greening cars', it is first necessary to understand the political forces that have made cars so dominant. This book identifies these forces as a combination of political economy and cultural politics. From the early twentieth century, the car became central to the organization of capitalism and deeply embedded in individual identities, providing people with a source of value and meaning but in a way which was broadly consistent with social imperatives for mobility. Projects for sustainability to reduce the environmental impacts of cars are therefore constrained by these forces but must deal with them in order to shape and achieve their goals.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: July 2007
First published: 2007
Authors: Matthew Paterson
Dimensions: 235 x 160 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-87080-1
Categories: Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy
Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > General
Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Transport planning & policy > General
Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Transport industries > Road transport industries > General
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LSN: 0-521-87080-1
Barcode: 9780521870801

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