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. |
Съдържание:
- Modernity and the bicycle
- The bicycle carrier wave
- Modern manufacturing: from artisanal production to mass production
- Bells and whistles: the bicycle accessory industry
- Bad roads, Good Roads
- The cycling crowd: modern life on wheels
- Larger spaces and visible places
- Pedaller's progress: the bicycle and modernity.