An alternative history of bicycles and motorcycles two-wheeled transportation and material culture / Steven E. Alford and Suzanne Ferriss.

Author/creator Alford, Steven E., 1950-
Other author Ferriss, Suzanne, 1962-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLanham: Lexington Books, [2016]
Description1 online resource.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects

Contents Machines -- "It could have been otherwise" : bicycles and motorcycles -- Materials -- Roads : mobility, bicycles, motorcycles -- Rubber and steel : the "raw" materials -- Textiles : machines, fabrics, fabrication -- Machine and rider -- The paradoxes of class and gender among bicyclists and motorcyclists -- The embodied cyclist and freedom -- Conclusion.
General note"This book offers an account of two-wheeled vehicle development that challenges the common evolutionary model of development from the bicycle to the motorcycle. It examines the bicycle and motorcycle as material objects and focuses on the complex socio-political and economic convergences that produced the materials, which in turn shaped the vehicles' appearance, function, and adoption by riders"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Source of descriptionDescription based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
Issued in other formPrint version: Alford, Steven E., 1950- author. Alternative history of bicycles and motorcycles Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2016] 9781498528795
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2016011115
ISBN9781498528801 (ebook)

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