The ride to modernity : the bicycle in Canada, 1869-1900 /
"This is the story of Canada's encounter with the bicycle in the late nineteenth century, set in the context of the cultural movement known as 'modernity.' Glen Norcliffe covers the bicycle's history from about 1869, when the first bicycle appeared in Canada, until about 190...
| Основен автор: | Norcliffe, Glen. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Toronto, Ont. :
University of Toronto Press,
℗♭2001.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=468439 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Ride to modernity. |
| Резюме: |
"This is the story of Canada's encounter with the bicycle in the late nineteenth century, set in the context of the cultural movement known as 'modernity.' Glen Norcliffe covers the bicycle's history from about 1869, when the first bicycle appeared in Canada, until about 1900, a date that marks the end of the era when bicycles were a recognized symbol of modernity and social status. Cycling continued into the Edwardian period and beyond, of course, especially in Europe, but by then it had lost its symbolic status and social cachet in Canada." "Norcliffe's aim is to examine how the bicycle fits into the larger picture of change and progress in a period of dramatic economic, social, and technological flux"--Page 4 of cover. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xvi, 288 pages) : illustrations |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781442679351 1442679352 1282028839 9781282028838 |