Fixing motorcycles in post-repair societies: technology, aesthetics and gender
Auteur :
Jderu Jderu, Gabriel
Éditeur :
Berghahn Books
ISBN :
9781800738775
Date de publication :
10 mars 2023
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Library binding
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Taking motorcycling in Romania as an ethnographic entry point, this book documents how bikers handle the inevitable moment of malfunction and breakdown. Using both mobile and sedentary research methods, the book describes the joys and troubles experienced by amateur mechanics, professional mechanics and untechnical male and females when fixing bikes.