Urban Mobility in Modern China

Dennis Zuev is a researcher at the Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology, CIES-IUL, Portugal and lecturer at Nürtingen-Geislingen University, Germany.

• Chapter 1. Introduction. Towards understanding of E-bike mobility in China.- Chapter 2.  The booming “low-tech”.- Chapter 3. The culture and politics of e-bike mobility in China.- Chapter 4: “The human flesh covering steel”: materialities of e-bike propelled movement.- Chapter 5:  Journeys and the Social life of e-bike.- Chapter 6. The smart ways forward for electric two-wheeler.

“Urban mobility in modern China is informative about a subject that is under-researched and provides a good overview of the complexity of the Chinese case. The willingness to understand the urban, economic, and political contexts behind E2Ws’ uses is a strength of Zuev’s book. … this volume is a unique introduction to E2Ws’ mobility within the contexts of rapid urbanization and social change.” (Nathalie Ortar, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Vol. 26 (4), 2020)