Studies in History, Technology and Society
About the Book Series
This series seeks to present scholarship about the role of technology in history. It focuses on how technical communities, nation-states, businesses, social groups, and other actors have contested, projected, performed, and reproduced multiple representations of Europe while constructing and using a range of technologies. The series understands Europe both as an intellectual construct and material practices in relation to spaces.
The Bicycle-Train Chain Mobility Since 1900
1st Edition
By Jan J. Ploeger
July 06, 2026
What happens when cycling and train travel are coordinated to work together? This book tells the story of chain mobility—the everyday linking of cycling, walking, and rail—as a practical and powerful alternative to car dependence. Centering the experiences of cyclists, it shows how advocacy groups,...
Cycling Pathways: The Politics and Governance of Dutch Cycling Infrastructure, 1920-2020
1st Edition
By Henk-Jan Dekker
January 09, 2026
In an effort to fight climate change, many cities try to boost their cycling levels. They often look towards the Dutch for guidance. However, historians have only begun to uncover how and why the Netherlands became the premier cycling country of the world. Why were Dutch cyclists so successful in ...
No Bicycle, No Bus, No Job: The Making of Workers’ Mobility in the Netherlands, 1920-1990
1st Edition
By Patrick Bek
January 09, 2026
For working people, the cost of getting to work, in terms of time and expense, is a crucial aspect of daily life. In the twentieth century, people’s opportunity to travel increased. This did not, however, apply to everyone. The absence of affordable housing near job locations combined with the lack...