Race, Taste, Class and Cars by Yunis Alam

Race, Taste, Class and Cars by Yunis Alam

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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.

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Race, Taste, Class and Cars by Yunis Alam

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.
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.
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ISBN 13 9781447353478
ISBN 10 1447353471
Title Race, Taste, Class and Cars
Author Yunis Alam
Series 21st Century Standpoints
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Policy Press
Year published 2020-07-01
Number of pages 184
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