{"product_id":"thumbing-a-ride-9780774837347","title":"Thumbing a Ride","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAsking new questions about travel and risk taking as a rite of passage, this book examines the rise and fall of hitchhiking in the 1970s and the accompanying adult scrutiny of youth subculture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThumbing a Ride\u003c\/em\u003e explores hitchhiking’s resurgence in Canada during the 1970s, when the then-teenage Mahood took to the road, thumb stretched out, seeking rides. In her concise but wide-ranging study, the author focuses on the mobility of young Canadians, their willingness to take risks, and travel as a rite of passage. Summing Up: Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e -- R.C. Cottrell, California State University, Chico * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Get your Motor Running: Risk, Ritual, and Rite of Passage Travel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Thumb Wars: Adventure Hitchhiking\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Rucksack Revolution: Quest in the Age of Aquarius\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Cool-Aid: The Transient Youth Movement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Crash Pads: Blue-Jean Bureaucrats versus the Canadian Youth Hostels Association\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Head Out on the Highway: Stories from the Trans-Canada Highway\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Car Sick: Hitchhiking Dos and Don’ts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion: The Vanishing Hitchhiker Eulogy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404938551639,"sku":"9780774837347","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780774837347.jpg?v=1730488124","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/thumbing-a-ride-9780774837347","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}