The Bicycle -- Towards a Global History by Smethurst, P.

The Bicycle -- Towards a Global History (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781137499493)

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The Bicycle -- Towards a Global History by Smethurst, P.

The Bicycle -- Towards a Global History

$109.99
The Bicycle -- Towards a Global History by Smethurst, P.

The Bicycle -- Towards a Global History

$109.99
Format: Hardcover
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This is the first history of the bicycle to trace not only the technical background to its invention, but also to contrast its social and cultural impact in different parts of the world, and assess its future as a continuing global phenomenon.

Author: P. Smethurst
ISBN-10: 1137499494
ISBN-13: 9781137499493
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 04/23/2015
Pages: 194
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.10w x 0.80d

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Paul Smethurst is Associate Professor in English at the University of Hong Kong, China, where he teaches courses in travel writing, literature and the environment, and fictions of globalisation. His books include Travel Writing and the Natural World (2013) and The Postmodern Chronotope (2000). After taking early retirement in 2015, he plans to continue writing from his home in Bali.

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