Fixing Motorcycles in Post-Repair Societies : Technology, Aesthetics and Gender - Gabriel Jderu Publication Date:01/07/2026 your picture of contemporary society

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Fixing Motorcycles in Post-Repair Societies : Technology, Aesthetics and Gender - Gabriel Jderu Publication Date:01/07/2026 your picture of contemporary societyMost social science studies on automobility have focused on the production, usage, identity construction and aesthetic improvements of personal means of transportation. What happens if we shift the focus to the labour, knowledge and social relations that go into the unavoidable moments of maintenance and repair? Taking motorcycling in Romania as an ethnographic entry point, this book documents how bikers handle the inevitable moments of malfunction