{"product_id":"9781350075931","title":"Automobility and the City in Twentieth-Century Britain and Japan","description":"\u003ch3\u003eSOAS Studies in Modern and Contemporary Japan\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eAutomobility and the City in Twentieth-Century Britain and Japan\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSimon Gunn | Christopher Gerteis | Susan C. Townsend\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eArchitecture \/ Urban \u0026amp; Land Use Planning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAutomobility and the City in Twentieth-Century Britain and Japan \u003c\/i\u003eis the first book to consider how mass motorization reshaped cities in Japan and Britain during the 20th century. Taking two leading 'motor cities', Nagoya and Birmingham, as their principal subjects, Simon Gunn and Susan C. Townsend show how cars changed the spatial form and individual experience of the modern city and reveal the similarities and differences between Japan and Britain in adapting to the 'motor age'. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book has three main themes: the place of automobility in post-war urban reconstruction; the emerging conflict between the promise of mobility and personal freedom offered by the car and its consequences for the urban environment (the M\/E dilemma); and the extent to which the Anglo-Japanese comparison can throw light on fundamental differences in cultural understanding of the environment, urbanism and the self. The result is the first comparative history of mass automobility and its environmental consequences between East and West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Gunn \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Urban History at the University of Leicester, UK. He is the co-editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eUrban History \u003c\/i\u003eand has published articles on automobility in \u003ci\u003eTwentieth Century British History \u003c\/i\u003e(2011), \u003ci\u003eSocial History \u003c\/i\u003e(2013), and \u003ci\u003eHistorical Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (2017).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan C. Townsend\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Japanese History at the University of Nottingham, UK. She is the Principle Investigator on the Leverhulme Project Motor Cities and the author of \u003ci\u003eMiki Kiyoshi 1897-1945: Japan's Itinerant Philosopher\u003c\/i\u003e (2009).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22 August 2019\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350075931\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.68\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332602724492,"sku":"9781350075931","price":144.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_6cadd987-9723-4348-83f6-30f07189ac6f.jpg?v=1783604376","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350075931","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}