Routledge Cargomobilities: Moving Materials in a Global Age - Routledge

Cargomobilities examines the complex systems that move objects and materials across the globe at unprecedented speeds, revealing the hidden networks and significant consequences for communities worldwide. This Routledge collection brings together leading scholars and case studies from around the world to scrutinise cargo-mobility systems, exploring how these networks have expanded dramatically in scale and importance over recent decades. The book investigates efforts to establish, maintain, disrupt and transform the infrastructure that underpins global material flows, offering social scientific perspectives on one of the most consequential yet often invisible dimensions of contemporary life. Ideal for students and researchers in anthropology, sociology and related fields seeking to understand the human and geographical impacts of global logistics and trade networks.