On foot : a history of walking /
"In this fast-stepping history, Joseph A. Amato takes us on a journey of walking - from the first human migrations to marching Roman legions and ancient Greeks who considered man a "featherless biped"; from trekking medieval pilgrims to strolling courtiers; from urban pavement pounder...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
New York University Press,
©2004.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | "In this fast-stepping history, Joseph A. Amato takes us on a journey of walking - from the first human migrations to marching Roman legions and ancient Greeks who considered man a "featherless biped"; from trekking medieval pilgrims to strolling courtiers; from urban pavement pounders to ambling window shoppers to suburban mall walkers."--Jacket. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vi, 333 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-318) and index. |
ISBN: | 1429413883 9781429413886 9780814707531 081470753X |