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Bicycle
Overview
Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.
These days the bicycle often appears as an interloper in a world constructed for cars. An almost miraculous 19th-century contraption, the bicycle promises to transform our lives and the world we live in, yet its time seems always yet-to-come or long-gone-by. Jonathan Maskit takes us on an interdisciplinary ride to see what makes the bicycle a magical machine that could yet make the world a safer, greener, and more just place. Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.Customers Also Bought
Details
- ISBN-13: 9781501338090
- ISBN-10: 1501338099
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
- Publish Date: January 2024
- Dimensions: 6.54 x 4.94 x 0.29 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.35 pounds
- Page Count: 176
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