Routledge Cargomobilities: Moving Materials in a Global Age

Explore the complex systems that drive our modern world with Cargomobilities: Moving Materials in a Global Age. As part of the Changing Mobilities series, this Routledge publication examines how objects and materials move across the globe at high speeds through hidden networks. This collection applies social scientific scrutiny to the systems responsible for moving goods, looking at the impact these movements have on various people and locations. By bringing together texts from key thinkers, the book provides a deep look at the global scale of cargo-mobility. Through diverse case studies from around the world, readers can learn about the efforts to establish, maintain, disrupt, or transform these massive logistics systems. This book is an essential resource for those studying how the dramatic growth of material movement shapes our contemporary society.