Our lives are supported and carried by the aeroplane, and yet at the same time, they are haunted and threatened by it. This theoretically informed researchexplores what the development and transformation of air travel has meant for societies, individuals, and the status of human life itself. Author Peter Adeyreveals the complex politics of this 'aereality', positioning it at the critical apex of political, cultural, and social relations. Through a series of detailed international case studies, Adey traces the history of aviation over thepast century, showing how the early promises of flight, symbolized and performed in the spectacular airshows at Hendon and Rheims, evolved into the devastating bombing campaigns of World War II and the rise of international terrorism. Along the way, we are shown how aerial mobilities may transform societies and subjects, shape individual rights and identities, and alter the very workings of the human body. Soaring beyond the concept of air travel as a metaphorical tool, Aerial Life offers startling historical evidence and bold new ideas about how the social and material spaces of the aeroplane are considered in the modern era.Peter Adey is Lecturer in Cultural Geography at Keele University, Staffordshire, England. His research interests include the study of mobility and culturesof aviation and security. Adey is the author of Mobility (2009).
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-8261-4
- Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 280
- Fecha Publicación: 14/05/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés