During the high days of modernization fever, among the many disorienting changes Germans experienced in the Weimar Republic was an unprecedented mingling of consumption and identity: increasingly, what one bought signaled who one was. Exemplary of this volatile dynamic was the era's burgeoning motorcycle culture. With automobiles largely a luxury of the upper classes, motorcycles complexly symbolized masculinity and freedom, embodying a widespread desire to embrace progress as well as profound anxieties over the course of social transformation. Through its richly textured account of the motorcycle as both icon and commodity, The Devil's Wheels teases out the intricacies of gender and class in the Weimar years.
| ISBN: | 9781789205237 |
| Publication date: | 12th July 2019 |
| Author: | Sasha Disko |
| Publisher: | Berghahn Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 374 pages |
| Series: | Explorations in Mobility |
| Genres: |
Gender studies, gender groups |
During the high days of modernization fever, among the many disorienting changes Germans experienced in the Weimar Republic was an unprecedented mingling of consumption and identity: increasingly, what one bought signaled who one was. Exemplary of this volatile dynamic was the era's burgeoning motorcycle culture.
The Devil's Wheels features in the following genres: Gender studies, gender groups
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The Devil's Wheels was written by Sasha Disko and published by Berghahn Books
The Devil's Wheels has 374 pages
Yes it is part of Explorations in Mobility series
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