Cycling and the British : a modern history / Neil Carter.
Cycling and the British : a modern history / Neil Carter.
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Publisher
London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.
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G 2020/4432
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Language
English
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Physical content
359 pages ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- Cycling and the rise of respectable recreation -- Cycling as Victorian spectacle -- Cycling, Englishness and the politics of the road, 1918-39 -- Cycling and the masses -- Massed-start racing, modernisation and British cycling -- Women, modernity and cycling -- Cycling in the age of...
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Publisher
London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2020.
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Summary
"This book charts the historical development of cycling both as a leisure and sporting activity since the 19th century and explores the wider political and cultural context in which cycling in Britain emerged. In particular, it examines cycling's relationship with environmental politics and its place in popular culture. Neil Carter successfully tra...
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Cycling and the British : a modern history / Neil Carter.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2020/4432
Record Identifier
74VKavNw7aJd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKavNw7aJd
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ISBN
1472572092
9781472572097
DDC
796.60941
MMS ID
991024357415602626
