{"product_id":"traffic-power-structure-9781629631530","title":"Traffic Power Structure","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe modern traffic system is ecologically unsustainable, emotionally stressful, and poses a physical threat to individuals and communities alike. Traffic is not only an ecological and social problem but also a political one. Modern traffic reproduces the rule of the state and capital and is closely linked to class society. It is a problem of power. At its core lies the notion of “automobility,” a contradictory ideal of free movement closely linked to a tight web of regulations and control mechanisms. This is the main thesis of the manifesto \u003cem\u003eThe Traffic Power Structure\u003c\/em\u003e, penned by the Sweden-based activist network Planka.nu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlanka.nu was founded in 2001 to fight for free public transport. Thanks to creative direct action, witty public interventions, and thought-provoking statements, the network has become a leading voice in Scandinavian debates on traffic. In its manifesto, Planka.nu presents a critique of the automobile society, analyzes the connections between traffic, the environment, and class, and outlines its political vision. The topics explored along the way include Bruce Springsteen, high-speed trains, nuclear power, the security-industrial complex, happiness research, and volcano eruptions. Planka.nu rejects demands to travel ever-longer distances in order to satisfy our most basic needs while we lose all sense for proximity and community. \u003cem\u003eThe Traffic Power Structure\u003c\/em\u003e argues for a different kind of traffic in a different kind of world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book has received several awards in Sweden and has been hailed by Swedish media as a “manifesto of striking analytical depth, based on profound knowledge and a will to agitation that demands our respect” (\u003cem\u003eNy Tid\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Planka.nu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48286849728763,"sku":"9781629631530","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781629631530.jpg?v=1772485557","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/traffic-power-structure-9781629631530","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}