On the Move
Book description
On the Move presents a rich history of one of the key concepts of modern life: mobility. Increasing mobility has been a constant throughout the modern era, evident in mass car ownership, plane travel, and the rise of the Internet. Typically, people have equated increasing mobility with increasing freedom. However,…
Why read it?
1 author picked On the Move as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Geographer Tim Cresswell’s work has helped me convince architectural historians that examining how we move through spaces is vital to understanding the full range of the built environment’s cultural meanings. He states the obvious: we all live in physical bodies. And yet historians emphasize the written word and architects emphasize visualization. What about the other senses? Cresswell argues that mobility is a socially-constructed movement much like place is a socially-constructed space. We can learn so much by paying attention to the ways society controls movement: Who is allowed to occupy which spaces? When? With whom? And how has that changed…
From Sarah's list on architecture and social identity in industrial America.
Want books like On the Move?
Our community of 10,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like On the Move.
5 book lists we think you will like!
Interested in modernity, architecture, and identity?
10,000+ authors have recommended their favorite books and what they love about them. Browse their picks for the best books about modernity, architecture, and identity.