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On foot : a history of walking
- Title
- On foot : a history of walking / Joseph A. Amato.
- Author
- Amato, Joseph Anthony.
- Publication
- New York : New York University Press, c2004.
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- Description
- vi, 333 p.; 24 cm.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-318) and index.
- Contents
- 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.
- Call Number
- JFE 05-417
- ISBN
- 0814705022 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2004013674
- OCLC
- 55657595
- Author
- Amato, Joseph Anthony.
- Title
- On foot : a history of walking / Joseph A. Amato.
- Imprint
- New York : New York University Press, c2004.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-318) and index.
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- Research Call Number
- JFE 05-417