<p>This book explores the formative role of mobilities in the production of our close relationships, proposing that the tracks-both literal and figurative- we lay down in the process play a crucial role in generating and sustaining intimacy. Working with diaries, journals and literary texts from the mid- to late-twentieth century, the book pursues this thesis through three phases of the lifecourse: courtship (broadly defined), the middle years of long-term relationships and bereavement. Building upon the author''s recent research on automobility, the text''s case studies reveal the crucial role played by many different types of transport-including walking-in defining our most enduring relationships. Conceptually, the book draws upon the writings of the philosopher, Henri Bergson, the anthropologist, Tim Ingold and the geographer, David Seamon, engaging with topical debates in cultural and emotional geography (especially work on landscape, memory and mourning), mobilities studies and cr
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<P>In <EM>The Routledge Concise History of Twentieth-Century British Literature</EM> Ashley Dawson identifies the key British writers and texts, shaped by era-defining cultural and historical events and movements from the period. He...
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Exploring the range and diversity of American literature, this volume discusses classic works of drama, prose and poetry of the twentieth century.
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A collection of eleven stories, a play and five poems. The authors featured were all influenced by Akai Tori (Red Bird), a Tokyo children''s literary magazine and also wrote for adult audiences. The stories are striking in that they differ little...
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