Hermes on two wheels : the sociology of bicycle messengers / Kevin Wehr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wehr, Kevin, 1972-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bicycle messengers--Social conditions.

Bicycle messengers.

Bicycle messengers--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (142 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book shows the dynamic world of the bicycle messenger through a sociological lens, based on a five-year participant observation study. The research shows how messengers work within a political-economic system that devalues semi-skilled labor and strips people of emotional fulfillment.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction: Hermes on Two Wheels; 2. Why Does Hermes Fly?; 3. Risk, Edgework, and the Community of Danger; 4. Visibility and Invisibility: Liminality, Anarchy, and Bike-Punk Culture; 5. Bicycle Culture, Messenger Solidarity, and Community Matters; 6. Conclusion: The Last Non Co-opted Punk Rock Subculture; Methodological Appendix; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-130) and index.

ISBN:

0-7618-8788-1

1-283-61584-3

9786613928290

0-7618-4794-4

OCLC:

854969044