Driving spaces : a cultural-historical geography of England's M1 Motorway /

Offers a perspective on the production and consumption of spaces of driving. Focusing on the design, construction and use of England's M1 motorway in the 1950s and 1960s, this book traces the social and cultural geographies and histories of the spaces of motorway driving. It covers various topi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Merriman, Peter
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Malden, MA ; Oxford, UK : Blackwell, 2007.
Series:RGS-IBG book series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Offers a perspective on the production and consumption of spaces of driving. Focusing on the design, construction and use of England's M1 motorway in the 1950s and 1960s, this book traces the social and cultural geographies and histories of the spaces of motorway driving. It covers various topics, including the envisioning of Britain's motorways.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 305 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-284) and index.
ISBN:9780470766347
0470766344
9781444355475
1444355473
9786611069216
6611069216
0470493496
9780470493496