Moto-mobilities: Geographies of the Motorcycle and Motorcyclists

Mobilities

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 439-457

  Pinch, Philip ^a   Reimer, Suzanne ^b  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

automobility; consumption; design; economy of qualities; embodiment; innovation; Motorcycles

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE; CYCLE TRANSPORT; DESIGN; INNOVATION; MOBILITY;

EID: 84864676361     PISSN: 17450101     EISSN: 1745011X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450101.2012.659466     Document Type: Article

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