America on Foot
Subtitle: Walking And Pedestrianism in the 20th Century
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: March 1, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 219
ISBN-13: 9780786425594
Subjects: Walking, hiking, trekking; 20th century; Social History; Cultural And Social Anthropology; Social Science; History - U.S.; United States - 20th Century; Sociology; USA; Walking; History; Anthropology - Cultural; Legal status, laws, etc.; Pedestrians; United States
Description: "The work examines the contemplative, psychological and observational qualities of walking. During the 1970s fitness boom, walking was reinvented yet again, becoming an activity of numbers and equations as participants fought to maximize health benefits. The book concludes with a legal analysis of pedestrianism as it relates to sharing space with the automobile"--Provided by publisher.