No bicycle, no bus, no job the making of workers' mobility in the Netherlands, 1920-1990.

For working people, the expenses of going to their jobs, in terms of time and cost, are a crucial aspect of daily life. As economic conditions and mobility systems changed in the twentieth century, this aspect of workers' lives underwent significant transformations. Historians have only begun t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: AMSTERDAM : AMSTERDAM UNIVERSITY PR, 2022.
Edition:1ST ED.
Series:Studies in History, Technology and Society Ser.
Subjects:
Commuting > Netherlands > History.
Commuting > Netherlands > Costs > History.
Migrations alternantes > Pays-Bas > Histoire.
Migrations alternantes > Pays-Bas > Coût > Histoire.
History of engineering and technology.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy.
Commuting
Commuting > Costs
Social and cultural history.
Transport planning and policy.
Netherlands
Governmentality, mobility, commuting, labour, mobility justice.
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgements
  • Table of Contents
  • Figures
  • Introduction
  • 1 Responding to the Transport Mismatch, 1920-1940
  • 2 Protesting Bus Regulations during the Depression, 1926-1938
  • 3 Mobility Austerity during War and Scarcity, 1940-1947
  • 4 Mobility Barriers during Postwar Industrialization, 1947-1970
  • 5 Postwar Mobility Practices, 1947-1970
  • 6 Disciplining Cyclists and Moped Riders
  • 7 Mobilizing Rural and Migrant Workers by Company Bus
  • 8 Leaving Workers to their Own Devices during Deindustrialization, 1970-1990
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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