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The Bicycle - Towards a Global History / by P. Smethurst.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smethurst, P., Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civilization--History.
- Civilization.
- World history.
- Social history.
- Cultural History.
- World History, Global and Transnational History.
- Social History.
- Local Subjects:
- Cultural History.
- World History, Global and Transnational History.
- Social History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (XIV, 194 p. 28 illus.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2015.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This is the first history of the bicycle to trace not only the technical background to its invention, but also to contrast its social and cultural impact in different parts of the world, and assess its future as a continuing global phenomenon.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note:
- Contents
- 1. Invention
- 2. Mobility
- 3. Crossings
- 4. Trends and Trajectories.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781137499493
- 1137499494
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