The Devil's Wheels - Men and Motorcycling in the Weimar Republic (Hardcover)

During the high days of modernization fever, among the many disorienting changes Germans experienced in the Weimar Republic was an unprecedented mingling of consumption and identity: increasingly, what one bought signaled who one was. Exemplary of this volatile dynamic was the era's burgeoning motorcycle culture. With automobiles largely a luxury of the upper classes, motorcycles complexly symbolized masculinity and freedom, embodying a widespread desire to embrace progress as well as profound anxieties over the course of social transformation. Through its richly textured account of the motorcycle as both icon and commodity, The Devil's Wheels teases out the intricacies of gender and class in the Weimar years.

General

Imprint:	Berghahn Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Explorations in Mobility
Release date:	August 2016
Authors:	Sasha Disko
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	374
ISBN-13:	978-1-78533-169-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	1-78533-169-8
Barcode:	9781785331695

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