{"product_id":"9781780230269","title":"Drive: Journeys through Film, Cities and Landscapes","description":"\u003cp\u003e“The open road”—it’s a phrase that calls to mind a sense of freedom, adventure, and new possibilities that make driving one of our most liberating activities. In \u003ci\u003eDrive\u003c\/i\u003e, Iain Borden explores the way driving allows us to encounter landscapes and cities around the world. He takes particular notice of how driving is portrayed in film from America to Europe to Asia and from Hollywood to the avant-garde, covering over a century of history and referencing hundreds of movies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFrom the dusty landscapes of \u003ci\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c\/i\u003e to the city streets of \u003ci\u003eThe Italian Job\u003c\/i\u003e; from the aesthetic delights of \u003ci\u003eRain Man\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTraffic\u003c\/i\u003e to the existential musings of \u003ci\u003eThelma and Louise\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVanishing Point\u003c\/i\u003e;from the freeway pleasures of \u003ci\u003eRadio On\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLondon Orbital\u003c\/i\u003e to the high-speed dangers of \u003ci\u003eCrash\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBullitt\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eC’était un Rendezvous\u003c\/i\u003e; this book shows how driving with different speeds, cars, roads, and cities provides experiences and challenges beyond compare. Borden concludes that as an integral part of modern life, car driving is something to be celebrated and even encouraged, making \u003ci\u003eDrive\u003c\/i\u003e a timely riposte to anti-car attitudes, and those blind to the richness of life behind the wheel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reaktion Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47037614850288,"sku":"9781780230269","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780230269_p0.jpg?v=1763711609","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780230269","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}