On the Move: Mobility in the Modern Western WorldOn the Move presents a rich history of one of the key concepts of modern life: mobility. Increasing mobility has been a constant throughout the modern era, evident in mass car ownership, plane travel, and the rise of the Internet. Typically, people have equated increasing mobility with increasing freedom. However, as Cresswell shows, while mobility has certainly increased in modern times, attempts to control and restrict mobility are just as characteristic of modernity. Through a series of fascinating historical episodes Cresswell shows how mobility and its regulation have been central to the experience of modernity. |
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... argued that the statute was an unconstitutional burden on interstate commerce . His judgment was based on Article 1 , sec- tion 8 , of the Constitution , which delegates to Congress the authority to regulate interstate commerce . Byrnes ...
... argued that the statute was an unconstitutional burden on interstate commerce . His judgment was based on Article 1 , sec- tion 8 , of the Constitution , which delegates to Congress the authority to regulate interstate commerce . Byrnes ...
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... argument was that the movement of people could not seriously be thought of as " export . " The lawyer for the state of Nevada at the Supreme Court argued that : The law in question is not in conflict with that clause of the Con ...
... argument was that the movement of people could not seriously be thought of as " export . " The lawyer for the state of Nevada at the Supreme Court argued that : The law in question is not in conflict with that clause of the Con ...
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... argument . They argued that Fing Yue Ting was an alien and aliens did not have rights , so the Constitution did not apply . The denizen simply did not exist . Three judges , however , were persuaded that the figure of the denizen did ...
... argument . They argued that Fing Yue Ting was an alien and aliens did not have rights , so the Constitution did not apply . The denizen simply did not exist . Three judges , however , were persuaded that the figure of the denizen did ...
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An Interpretive Framework | 1 |
The Metaphysics of Fixity and Flow | 25 |
Mobility and Meaning in the Photography of Eadweard Muybridge and EtienneJules Marey | 57 |
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