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LEADER: 01815cam a22002654a 4500
001 2004013674
003 DLC
005 20070726082725.0
008 040610s2004 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2004013674
020 $a0814705022 (cloth : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aGV1071$b.A63 2004
082 00 $a796.51$222
100 1 $aAmato, Joseph Anthony.
245 10 $aOn foot :$ba history of walking /$cJoseph A. Amato.
260 $aNew York :$bNew York University Press,$cc2004.
300 $avi, 333 p. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 279-318) and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction, 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.
650 0 $aWalking$xHistory.
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0418/2004013674.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0730/2004013674-d.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0734/2004013674-b.html