The Devil's Wheels: Men and Motorcycling in the Weimar Republic

By Sasha Disko

Book Overview

Motorization: Focuses on the motorcycle not the car as the most important cultural commodity of early motorization in Germany. Gender and Consumption: Focuses on masculinity not only femininity in exploring how motorization as a practice of consumption shaped gender. Extends and amends standard interpretations of class and gender in the Weimar Republic. Unique archive of sources and interdisciplinary approach: From official juridical records to popular culture, takes a "mobility studies" approach to the history of motorization during the Weimar Republic.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789205239
• ISBN13: 9781789205237
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"