On foot a history of walking /

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第一著者: Amato, Joseph Anthony
団体著者: ebrary, Inc
フォーマット: 電子媒体 eBook
言語:英語
出版事項: New York : New York University Press, c2004.
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目次:
  • Introduction, walking is talking
  • In the beginning was the foot : walking from the origins of bipedal man to marching Roman legions
  • Along the road : Medieval pilgrims, beggars, mounted warriors, and the early city walkers
  • Put your best foot forward : the rise of upper-class promenading and strolling
  • Mind over foot : Romantic walking and rambling
  • North American walking : exploring the continent on foot
  • City walking : the genesis of the urban pedestrian in nineteenth-century London
  • A new footing for the nation : taming and cleaning up revolutionary Paris
  • Getting in step : disciplining the mob and marching the masses off to war
  • Wheels and cars : the eclipse of the American walker by the motorist
  • Conclusion, choose your steps : reflections on the transformation of walking from necessity to choice.