Gendered Mobilities Contributor(s): Cresswell, Tim (Author), Uteng, Tanu Priya (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0754671054 ISBN-13: 9780754671053 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $198.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2008 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Regional Planning - Social Science | Gender Studies - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography |
Dewey: 305.3 |
LCCN: 2007034128 |
Series: Transport and Society |
Physical Information: 288 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Being socially and geographically mobile is generally seen as one of the central aspects of women's wellbeing. Alongside health, education and political participation, mobility is indispensable in order for women to reach goals such as agency and freedom. Building on new philosophical underpinnings of 'mobility', whereby society is seen to be framed by the convergence of various mobilities, this volume focuses on the intersection of mobility, social justice and gender. The authors reflect on five highly interdependent mobilities that form and reform social life: * |