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On foot [electronic resource] : a history of walking / Joseph A. Amato.

By: Amato, Joseph Anthony.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: New York : New York University Press, c2004Description: vi, 333 p. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Walking -- HistoryGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 796.51 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Introduction, 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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-318) and index.

Introduction, 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.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.