Bicycle racing and recreation : sport, technology and modernity, 1867-1903

The thesis explores the early history of bicycle racing and the related activity of recreational cycling, in particular the evolving symbiotic relationships, material and discursive, between participants and the makers of the sport's specialized tool- the bicycle itself. The dissertation presen...

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Main Author: Ritchie, Andrew
Published: University of Strathclyde 2009
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.501685