For the majority of us the opportunity to travel has never been greater, yet differences in mobility highlight inequalities that have wider social implications.

This is the first book dedicated to literary and cultural scholars’ engagement with mobilities scholarship. As such, the volume both advances new theoretical

The key aim of this volume is to demonstrate ways in which an understanding of history can be used to inform present-day transport and mobility policies. This i

Mobility was central to imperialism, from the human movements entailed in exploration, travel and migration to the information, communications and commodity flo