Bicycle
‘Object Lessons’ is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. These days the bicycle often appears as an interloper in a world constructed for cars. An almost miraculous 19th-century contraption, the bicycle promises to transform our lives and the world we live in, yet its time seems always yet-to-come or long-gone-by. Jonathan Maskit takes us on an interdisciplinary ride to see what makes the bicycle a magical machine that could yet make the world a safer, greener, and more just place.
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Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. These days the bicycle often appears as an interloper in a world constructed for cars. An almost miraculous 19th-century contraption, the bicycle promises to transform our lives and the world we live in, yet its time seems always yet-to-come or long-gone-by. Jonathan Maskit takes us on an interdisciplinary ride to see what makes the bicycle a magical machine that could yet make the world a safer, greener, and more just place.Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.
Additional information
| Weight | 454 g |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 165.1 × 120.65 × 25 mm |
| Author | |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 176 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | |
| Dewey | 629.2272 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
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