{"product_id":"driving-spaces-isbn-9781405130738","title":"Driving Spaces","description":"Peter 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  List of Figures.  \u003cp\u003eSeries Editors' Preface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction: Driving Spaces.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMobilities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDriving, Space, Social Relations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDriving, Landscape, Visuality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeographies of the Modern Road.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContents of the Book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Envisioning British Motorways.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMotoring and the Motor-Car Way, 1896-1930.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe German \u003ci\u003eAutobahnen\u003c\/i\u003e: The Politics and Aesthetics of a Nation's Roads.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMotorways for Britain? National Plans, National Defence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMotorways, War and Reconstruction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMotorways and the British Landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Designing and Landscaping the M1.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLegislating and Campaigning: Towards a National Motorway Network.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocating the M1: Regional Planning, Local Protests and the Authority of the Engineer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLandscape Architecture and the Post-war, Modern Road.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A New Look at the English Landscape': Landscape Architecture, Movement and the Aesthetics of a Modern Motorway.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTowards a Road Style: Service Areas in the Landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Cutting Holes in the Landscape': Britain's Motorway Signs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Constructing the M1.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Operation Motorway': Constructing the M1 Motorway.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSong of a Road\u003c\/i\u003e: Folk Song, Working-Class Culture and the Labour of a Motorway.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Driving, Consuming and Governing the M1.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMotorway Driving, Embodiment, Competence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Motorway Madness': Driving, Governing, Expertise.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMotorway Modern: Consuming the M1.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMotorway Service Areas and the Motorist-Consumer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssessing the M1’s Performance: Cost-Benefi t Analysis, Scientifi c Experiments, Accidents.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Motorways and Driving since the 1960s.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 'M1 Corridor'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMotorways and 'the Environment'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDystopian and Marginal Landscapes?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlaceless Environments?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlacing the M1 in the Late Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Archival Sources.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\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 \u003cb\u003ePeter Merriman\u003c\/b\u003e is a Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. His research focuses on mobility and social theory, spaces of driving, and cultures of landscapes in twentieth century Britain. His work has been published in a range of edited collections and international journals, including\u003ci\u003e Journal of Historical Geography, Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Cultural Geographies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTheory, Culture and Society\u003c\/i\u003e. This academic study offers a unique 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, Peter Merriman traces the social and cultural geographies and histories of the spaces of motorway driving. The book takes an interdisciplinary approach, engaging with theoretical and empirical work from across the social sciences and humanities. It draws upon extensive archive research and contemporary debates within cultural and historical geography to examine a series of modern spaces which have been largely ignored by scholars in the social sciences and humanities. Merriman covers a wide range of topics, including the envisioning of Britain’s motorways in the 1920s, ‘30s and ‘40s, debates about the design, construction, landscaping and consumption of the M1 in the 1950s and 1960s, and changing attitudes to motoring and motorways since the 1960s. The book explores how the motorway was constructed as a modern space by politicians, designers, engineers, and scientists, as well as social commentators and the motoring public.  \"This is a terrific analysis of the making of a mobile landscape. It does an excellent job of deciphering the multiple lineaments of fast, smooth motorized passages of, in this case, the making of the UK’s iconic M1.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e–John Urry, University of Lancaster \u003c!--end--\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The M1 has been with us for long enough for us to take it for granted and proceed (along it) as if it had always been there. Consequently it was ripe for just this kind of cultural historical study that reminds us it was once shockingly new, a less than certain enterprise and, ultimately, an astounding (and still evolving) construction in soil, concrete and guttering.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e–Eric Laurier, University of Edinburgh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989086224613,"sku":"NP9781405130738","price":99.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405130738.jpg?v=1761782737","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/driving-spaces-isbn-9781405130738","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}