The first English-language social science book to comprehensively explore hitchhiking in the contemporary era in the West, this volume covers a lot of ground¿it goes to and fro, in an echo of the modus operandi of most hitchhiking journeys. As scarification, piercings, and tattoos move from the counter-culture to popular culture, hitchhiking has remained an activity apart. Yet, with the assistance of virtual platforms and through its ever-growing memorialisation in literature and the arts, hitchhiking persists into the 21st century, despite the many social anxieties surrounding it. The themes addressed here thus include: adventure; gender; fear and trust; freedom and existential travel; road and transport infrastructures; communities of protest and resistance; civic surveillance and risk ecologies.
| Autorius: | Patrick Laviolette |
| Leidėjas: | Springer Nature Switzerland |
| Išleidimo metai: | 2021 |
| Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 280 |
| ISBN-10: | 3030482502 |
| ISBN-13: | 9783030482503 |
| Formatas: | 210 x 148 x 16 mm. Knyga minkštu viršeliu |
| Kalba: | Anglų |
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