{"product_id":"driving-spaces-9781405130721","title":"Driving Spaces","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeter Merriman traces the social and cultural histories and geographies of driving spaces through an examination of the design, construction and use of England's M1 motorway in the 1950s and 1960s. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style:\" none\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA first-of-its-kind academic study examining the production and consumption of the landscapes and spaces of a British motorway\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn interdisciplinary approach, engaging with theoretical and empirical work from sociology, history, cultural studies, anthropology and geography\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains 38 high quality illustrations\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBased on extensive, original archive work\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"While I wish that he had synthesized his research in a strong conclusion, this criticism should not diminish the merits of the book. The empirical results and the study's framework deserve a firm place in the history of technology.\" (Technology \u0026amp; Culture, 1 January 2011)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"Merriman’s systematic, detailed and precisely documented description of the cultural context of the M1 will itself stand as a valuable documentary resource for researchers and students alike\" (\u003ci\u003eArea\u003c\/i\u003e, December 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Thoroughly researched and full of rich … \u003ci\u003eDriving Spaces\u003c\/i\u003e presents the historical trajectory of the M1 Motorway through a series of cultural and political stages.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of British Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, October 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Merriman provides a fascinating perspective on the social and cultural aspects of driving and highways … in this multidisciplinary study. Includes … numerous references … .Recommended.” (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeries Editors’ Preface xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction: Driving Spaces 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMobilities 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDriving, Space, Social Relations 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDriving, Landscape, Visuality 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographies of the Modern Road 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContents of the Book 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Envisioning British Motorways 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMotoring and the Motor-Car Way, 1896–1930 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe German Autobahnen: The Politics and Aesthetics of a Nation’s Roads 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMotorways for Britain? National Plans, National Defence 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMotorways, War and Reconstruction 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMotorways and the British Landscape 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Designing and Landscaping the M1 60\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLegislating and Campaigning: Towards a National Motorway Network 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocating the M1: Regional Planning, Local Protests and the Authority of the Engineer 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLandscape Architecture and the Post-war, Modern Road 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘A New Look at the English Landscape’: Landscape Architecture, Movement and the Aesthetics of a Modern Motorway 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTowards a Road Style: Service Areas in the Landscape 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Cutting Holes in the Landscape’: Britain’s Motorway Signs 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Constructing the M1 103\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Operation Motorway’: Constructing the M1 Motorway 104\u003cbr\u003e Song of a Road: Folk Song, Working-Class Culture and the Labour of a Motorway 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Driving, Consuming and Governing the M 1 141\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMotorway Driving, Embodiment, Competence 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Motorway Madness’: Driving, Governing, Expertise 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMotorway Modern: Consuming the M 1 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMotorway Service Areas and the Motorist-Consumer 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssessing the M1’s Performance: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Scientific Experiments, Accidents 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Motorways and Driving since the 1960s 200\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe ‘M1 Corridor’ 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMotorways and ‘the Environment’ 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDystopian and Marginal Landscapes? 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlaceless Environments? 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlacing the M1 in the Late Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Archival Sources 219\u003cbr\u003e Notes 224\u003cbr\u003e References 246\u003cbr\u003e Index 285\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407868043607,"sku":"9781405130721","price":23.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405130721.jpg?v=1730500794","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/driving-spaces-9781405130721","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}