Pedal Power: The Quiet Rise of the Bicycle in American Public Life - Couverture rigide

Wray, J. Harry

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1594514623 ISBN 13 : 9781594514623

Editeur : Routledge, 2008

Synopsis

This book examines the surging national interest in bike-friendly public policies and argues that this growth is likely to escalate. Currents in U.S. culture that have supported the dominance of the car are edging toward exhaustion. At the same time, other factors including congestion, contentious and unreliable energy resources, rising pollution, and global warming support the expansion of the bike's use. A surprising array of political organizations, visionary politicians, and colorful individuals powers this movement.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

J. Harry Wray is a bike enthusiast and Professor of Political Science at DePaul University in Chicago, one of the bike-friendliest cities in the nation. He received his B.A. from Whittier College and his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, where the country roads sparked his interest in biking. Now he teaches courses in which students bike through every side of the city of Chicago-from the South Side to the lakeside-and shows them how politics, economics, and the environment combine to affect culture and be affected by it. Wray's previous books include Sense and Non-Sense: American Culture and Politics (2000), and, with Robert D. Holsworth, American Politics and Everyday Life (1986).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1594514623
• ISBN 13: 9781594514623
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 248
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