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Race, Taste, Class and Cars

English · Paperback / Softback

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In subtle and complex ways, cars transmit and modify our identities behind the wheel. As a symbol of independence and freedom, the car projects status, class, taste and, significantly, embeds racialisation. Using fascinating research from drivers, including first-person accounts, as well as exploring hip-hop music and car-related TV shows, Alam unpicks the ways in which our identity is enhanced and driven.



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Yunis Alam is a sociologist, working at the University of Bradford. His research interests span ethnic relations, popular culture, ethnography and postcolonial literatures. He has also published a number of novels and short stories.

Summary

Cars transmit and modify our identities behind the wheel. As a symbol of independence and freedom, the car projects status, class, taste and, significantly, embeds racialisation. Using fascinating research from drivers, Alam unpicks the ways in which our identity is enhanced and driven.

Product details

Authors Yunis Alam, Yunis (Department of Social Sciences and Humanities Alam
Publisher Policy Press
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 31.07.2020
 
EAN 9781447353478
ISBN 978-1-4473-5347-8
No. of pages 236
Dimensions 140 mm x 216 mm x 14 mm
Weight 339 g
Series 21st Century Standpoints
Subject Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore

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