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Synopsis
Originally published as Volume 21, Numbers 4-5 of Theory, Culture & Society, this collection of 13 articles examines the automobile as a means of autonomous, self-directed movement, and the economic, technological, social, and political consequences of a pervasive and accelerating culture of the car, particularly in Europe and the U.S. Drawing on substantial empirical data and a broad range of theories, they explore a variety of topics including the "system" of automobility; the art of road safety design; the diversity of car cultures and motorscapes; the car as communications platform for multi-tasking; the car- driver-software assemblage; the communicative car and the driver's two bodies (the driver's human body and the body of the car being driven); and speeding. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR