Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures and Tables vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Abbreviations and Note on Translation xiii
6. Introduction: A Mobile Lifestyle, A Middle Way of Living 1
7. Prologue: From Official Privileges to Consumer Goods 22
8. 1. Driving Alone Together: Sociality, Solidarity, and Status 43
9. 2. Family Cars, Filial Consumer-Citizens: Becoming Properly Middle Class 65
10. 3. The Emerging Middle Class and the Car Market: Mobilities and Trajectories 87
11. 4. Car Crash, Class Encounter: Anxiety of Mobility 108
12. 5. Bidding for a License Plate: The Importance of Being a Free and Proper Consumer 132
13. 6. Parking: Contesting Space in Middle-Class Complexes 155
14. Epilogue: Politics of Transformation 178
15. Glossary 185
16. Notes 191
17. References 201
18. Index 217