商品簡介
This collection of eleven essays on automobiles in the former Communist Eastern Bloc explores a range of subjects relating to the politics of mobility and socialist car culture. Topics discussed include cars as political favors, urban planning for mobility, public versus private transportation, gender and autonomy, and Soviet trucking culture. Chapters include several black and white photographs. The contributors are historians and related academics from primarily European institutions. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)