On foot
Amato, Joseph Anthony.
On foot a history of walking / [electronic resource] : Joseph A. Amato. - New York : New York University Press, c2004. - vi, 333 p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-318) and index.
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 genesis of 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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Walking--History.
Electronic books.
GV1071 / .A63 2004eb
796.51
On foot a history of walking / [electronic resource] : Joseph A. Amato. - New York : New York University Press, c2004. - vi, 333 p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-318) and index.
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 genesis of 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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Walking--History.
Electronic books.
GV1071 / .A63 2004eb
796.51