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Cycling - A Sociology of Velomobility (Paperback)
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Cycling - A Sociology of Velomobility (Paperback)
Series: The Mobilization Series on Social Movements, Protest, and Culture
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Cycling: A Sociology of Velomobility explores cycling as a
sociological phenomenon. Drawing on extensive ethnographic
fieldwork, it considers the interaction of materials, competencies
and meanings that comprise a variety of cycling practices. What
might appear at first to be self-evident actions are shown to be
constructed through the interplay of numerous social and political
forces. Using a theoretical framework from mobilities studies, its
central themes respond to the question of what it is about cycling
that provokes so much interest and passion, both positive and
negative. Individual chapters consider how cycling has appeared as
theme and illustration in social theory, as well as the legacies of
these theorizations. The book expands on the image of cycling
practices as the product of an assemblage of technology, rider and
environment. Riding spaces as material technologies are found to be
as important as the machinery of the cycle, and a distinction is
made between routes and rides to help interpret aspects of
journey-making. Ideas of both affordance and script are used to
explore how elements interact in performance to create sensory and
experiential scapes. Consideration is also given to the changing
identities of cycling practices in historical and geographical
perspective. The book adds to existing research by extending the
theorization of cycling mobilities. It engages with both current
and past debates on the place of cycling in mobility systems and
the problems of researching, analyzing and communicating ephemeral
mobile experiences.
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