{"product_id":"ecomobilities-9781498598194","title":"Ecomobilities","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEcomobilities examines the ideological connections between automobiles, the environment, and the end of the world, focusing on the car's inseparability from modern life. Through popular films addressing both mobilities and environmental disasters, Ecomobilities reveals how American automobility has influenced responses to warming temperatures and shifting ecosystems. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael W. Pesses uses critical theory and a variety of films—from The Matrix to Mad Max to Pee Wee’s Big Adventure—to help readers make sense of the impenetrable fog created by our ideology surrounding car-dependency. This book is a valuable read for anyone seeking a joyful yet critical look at contemporary American car culture and our challenged response to climate change.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Steven M. Graves, California State University, Northridge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Driving the Anthropocene \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Method \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: “So Shiny So Chrome”: Images and Ideology of Humans, Machines, and the Earth \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Machines Precede the Climate: The Technological Fix \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Zombies and the Horror of Not Having a Car: Apocalyptic Stories as \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEcomobilities \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: “I Hope You Have a Big Trunk ‘Cause I’m Putting My Bike in It”: Alternative \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTransportation as a Reinforcement of Capitalism\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040878002519,"sku":"9781498598194","price":69.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781498598194.jpg?v=1750948150","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ecomobilities-9781498598194","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}