Routledge companion to cycling:
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Other Authors: Norcliffe, Glen B. (Editor), Brogan, Una 1987- (Editor), Cox, Peter 1964- (Editor), Gao, Boyang (Editor), Hadland, Tony 1949- (Editor), Hanlon, Sheila (Editor), Jones, Tim 1972- (Editor), Oddy, Nicholas (Editor), Vivanco, Luis A. 1969- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2022
Series:Routledge international handbooks
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Abstract:"Routledge Companion to Cycling presents a comprehensive overview of an artefact that throughout the modern era has been a bellwether indicator of the major social, economic and environmental trends that have permeated society. The volume synthesizes a rapidly growing body of research on the bicycle, its past and present uses, its technological evolution, its use in diverse geographical settings, its aesthetics and its deployment in art and literature. From its origins in early modern carriage technology in Germany, it has generated what is now a vast, multi-disciplinary literature encompassing a wide range of issues in countries throughout the world"--
Physical Description:xxiv, 552 pages Illustrationen, Diagramme, 1 Karte 26 cm
ISBN:9780367683993
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