A sociological perspective that provides keys to understanding the world of the automobile. Keys which are both original and enlightening for the debates on its future.

Based on a groundbreaking synthesis of international works, this book shows that the phenomenon of the automobile can be understood through divisions among social groups and the desire to dominate. From this perspective it examines the historical expansion of the automobile industry, the increasingly widespread use of cars, the diversity of the cultures and identities for which it is a vehicle, without forgetting its negative effects on the structuring of society.