Globalizing automobilism : exuberance and the emergence of layered mobility, 1900-1980 / by Gijs Mom.

New York : Berghahn Books, 2020.

©2020

xxi, 666 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

"Why has "car society" proven so durable, even in the face of mounting environmental and economic crises? In this follow-up to his magisterial Atlantic Automobilism, Gijs Mom traces the global spread of the automobile in the postwar era and investigates why adopting more sustainable forms of mobility has proven so difficult. Drawing on archival research as well as wide-ranging forays into popular culture, Mom reveals here the roots of the exuberance, excess, and danger that define modern automotive culture"-- Provided by publisher.

Online version: Mom, Gijs, 1949- Globalizing automobilism New York : Berghahn Books, 2020.

English

December 02, 2020

Includes bibliographical references and index.