On foot : a history of walking / Joseph Amato.

• 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 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.

Ämnesord

Walking  -- History (LCSH)

Promenader  -- historia (sao)

Fotvandring  -- historia (sao)

Indexterm och SAB-rubrik

Rag Motion

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Klassifikation

GV1071 (LCC)

796.51 (DDC)

Rag:k (kssb/7)

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