Culture on Two Wheels: The Bicycle in Literature and Film

by Daniel Shea

Bicycles have more cultural identities than many realize, functioning not only as literal vehicles in a text but also as "vehicles" for that text's themes, ideas, and critiques. In the late nineteenth century the bicycle was seen as a way for the wealthy urban elite to reconnect with nature and for women to gain a measure of personal freedom, while during World War II it became a utilitarian tool of the French Resistance and in 1970s China stood...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803269722
• ISBN13: 9780803269729
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"