01968nam a22003014a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020003600112040002100148035002100169050002400190082001500214100002700229245007900256260005100335300001500386504006400401505083800465533015201303650002201455655002901477710001701506856012601523999001701649ebr10137196CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||040610s2004    nyu     sb    001 0 eng    z  2004013674  z0814705022 (cloth : alk. paper)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)56015401014aGV1071b.A63 2004eb04a796.512221 aAmato, Joseph Anthony.10aOn footh[electronic resource] :ba history of walking /cJoseph A. Amato.  aNew York :bNew York University Press,cc2004.  avi, 333 p.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 279-318) and index.0 aIntroduction, 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.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aWalkingxHistory. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10137196zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c86539d86539