Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.
Speed. Bump. Speed. Traffic considers the history and philosophy of roundabouts, speed bumps, the pedestrian mall, and other efforts to manage traffic. Exploring ways to reign in the power of the internal combustion engine, ramp back century-long efforts to increase the flows of traffic, and establish greater balance between humans and machines, Paul Josephson considers the history of traffic, and the political and other controversies that frame the belated technological efforts to calm it.
Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.
| ISBN: | 9781501329333 |
| Publication date: | 9th March 2017 |
| Author: | Paul R Josephson |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 192 pages |
| Series: | Object Lessons |
| Genres: |
Cultural studies Material culture Philosophy: aesthetics Social and political philosophy Literary theory Motoring |
Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.
Speed. Bump. Speed. Traffic considers the history and philosophy of roundabouts, speed bumps, the pedestrian mall, and other efforts to manage traffic. Exploring ways to reign in the power of the internal combustion engine, ramp back century-long efforts to increase the flows of traffic, and establish greater balance between humans and machines, Paul Josephson considers the history of traffic, and the political and other controversies that frame the belated technological efforts to calm it.
Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.
Traffic features in the following genres: Cultural studies, Material culture, Philosophy: aesthetics, Social and political philosophy, Literary theory, Motoring
Traffic is available in Paperback
Traffic was written by Paul R Josephson and published by Bloomsbury Academic an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Traffic has 192 pages
Yes it is part of Object Lessons series
£8.99