{"product_id":"9781526160041","title":"Driving with strangers","description":"Author: Jonathan Purkis\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526160041\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Feb 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 368 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a time of climate crisis, isolation and social breakdown, \u003ci\u003eDriving with strangers\u003c\/i\u003e is a manifesto to alter how we think about our place in the world. A life-long hitchhiker and long-distance traveller, Purkis journeys through the history of hitchhiking to explore the unique opportunities for cooperation, friendship, sustainability and openness that it represents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoin Purkis on the kerbside, in search of Woody Guthrie as he examines the politics of the travelling song, deep on a Russian hitch-hiking expedition, or considering the politics of travel and risk on the 'Highway of Tears' in British Columbia, Canada. The reader is taken on a panoramic road trip through a century of hitchhiking across different decades, countries and continents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePurkis, a self-styled 'vagabond sociologist', is the perfect passenger to accompany you on a journey away from isolation, social distancing, closed borders and into a better understanding of why and how strangers can enrich our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920519250078,"sku":"ING-9781526160041","price":62.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526160041.jpg?v=1782823007","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526160041","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}