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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Peter CoxPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.390kg ISBN: 9780367670948ISBN 10: 0367670941 Pages: 200 Publication Date: 18 December 2020 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Towards a Sociology of Cycles and Cycling 2. Researching Bicycling 3. Materials: Cycle Technologies 4. Environments: Material Spaces of Cycling 5. Exploring (Im)Material Space 6. Competencies: Riding Alone 7. Travelling Together 8. Meanings, Representations and Identities 9. Riding the City: Public Meanings and Cycling AdvocacyReviews'Cycling: A sociology of velomobility is as the title indicates a sociological tome that will please and challenge sociologists of sport and culture, but it is far more than this. It is a must read for urban theorists and planners as well as anyone who lives in the city, regardless of their interest in or association with cycling.' Duncan R. Jamieson, Ashland University, Ohio 'Cycling: A sociology of velomobility is as the title indicates a sociological tome that will please and challenge sociologists of sport and culture, but it is far more than this. It is a must read for urban theorists and planners as well as anyone who lives in the city, regardless of their interest in or association with cycling.' Duncan R. Jamieson, Ashland University, Ohio Author InformationPeter Cox is Professor of Sociology at the University of Chester. He chairs the international network, Scientists for Cycling, which supports the work of the European Cyclists’ Federation and was a founding member of the Cycling and Society Research Group in 2004. Prior to academic life, he ran his own cycle business and still enjoys riding and fixing a variety of cycles, old and new. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |