1st Edition
Time, Innovation and Mobilities Travels in Technological Cultures
By Peter Frank Peters
Copyright 2006
248 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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In social theory and sociology, time and travel in technological cultures is one of the new and challenging research topics in the 'mobilities turn'. Yet surprisingly, contemporary practices of mobility have till now, seen only limited theorization within these disciplines. By analyzing historic and contextualized transit practices, this revealing book argues that travel cannot now simply be... Read more
Introduction Reasoning with Travel Time Narratives on Travelled Time The Passages of Thomas Cook Roadside Wilderness Airborne on Time Sharing the Road Smart Travel Conclusion: The Art of Travel
Biography
Dr. Peter Frank Peters (1960) is assistant professor at the Faculty of Arts & Culture of the University of Maastricht. He has published on time, mobility and travel in technological cultures. His research is concerned with the debates on public problems related to mobility and the assessment of innovations that are suggested to solve these problems.
