The Cultures of Alternative Mobilities

'Offbeat journeys - by rhythmic canoe, crowded mass transit, traffic-weaving bike, temperamental small boats and planes, stylized motorcycles and yachts - are poignantly brought to life, filled with sociability, anxiety, pleasure, danger, waiting and nostalgia. In the company of quirky companions, the game reader tags along into subcultures of transport, gleaning eccentric insights into routes less travelled, but all the more savoured.' Mimi Sheller, Drexel University, USA 'This book assembles a selection of lively, rich and poetic depictions of mobility grounded in diverse case studies, providing a refreshing corrective to the over-concentration on car and aeroplane travel in mobilities research. By avoiding hyperbole which emphasises speed and placelessness, and focusing on the hitherto neglected mobilities of buses, boats and canoes, motorcycling and trains, this delightful collection significantly extends ideas about mobility.' Tim Edensor, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK 'This book, simply put, is amazing... accessible and outstanding. It would be a great textbook for undergraduate anthropology students interested in studying social anthropology research.' Anthropological Notebooks 'This edited collection provides a significant contribution to the field of mobility Studies... the editor argues that a homogenous picture has been painted because of a hegemonic focus on automobility and aeromobility. Vannini's accomplishment is bringing together a collection that moves beyond these established themes, and that instead seeks out the 'creative marginalities of mobility' by focusing on the everyday plurality of modes, sites and practices... The Cultures of Alternative Mobilities presents a series of highly accessible and engaging ethnographic studies which all succeed to greater or lesser degree in rendering visible accounts of the trials and tribulations of 'alternative' travel... This publication is a significant contribution to the field and could be a