In Praise of the Bicycle (Hardcover)

This is the French anthropologist as we've never heard him before: Marc Auge coined the term `non-place' to describe uniquitous, global airports, hotels and motorways filled with anonymous individuals. In this new book, he casts his anthropologist's eye on a subject close to his heart: cycling. In In Praise of the Bicycle, Auge takes us on a personal journey of his own, on a two-wheeled ride around our cities, and on a journey into ourselves. We all remember the thrill of riding a bike for the first time and the joys of cycling. Here he reminds us that these memories are not just personal, but rooted in a time and a place, in a history that is shared with millions of others. Part memoir, part manifesto, Auge celebrates cycling as a way of reconnecting with the places in which we live, and, ultimately, as a necessary alternative to our disconnected world.

General

Imprint:	Reaktion Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2019
Authors:	Marc Auge
Dimensions:	197 x 120 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	96
ISBN-13:	978-1-78914-138-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Cycling, skateboarding, rollerblading > Cycling Books > Biography > General
LSN:	1-78914-138-9
Barcode:	9781789141382

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