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Pedal power : the quiet rise of the bicycle in American public life /

Wray, J. Harry.

Pedal power : the quiet rise of the bicycle in American public life / J. Harry Wray. - Boulder, Colo. : Paradigm Publishers, c2008. - v, 236 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-227) and index.

Contrasting visions : the bike saddle versus the car seat and why it matters politically -- Biking in Amsterdam : the politics of the possible -- Culture storm -- Biking eccentrics : who are these folks anyway? -- Building the case : the political advocates -- Pushing the envelope : populist politics -- Politicians who matter -- Metapolitics, minibikes -- Conclusion : there's something about a bike!

9781594514623 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781594514630 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2007048005


Cycling--Political aspects--United States.
Urban transportation policy--United States.
Bicycle commuting--United States.


United States--Social life and customs.

HE308 / .W73 2008

388.3/4720973

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