In Praise of the Bicycle

by Marc Augé

Book Overview

Witness the French anthropologist as we have never seen him before. Marc Aug coined the term "non-place" to describe the ubiquitous airports, hotels, and motorways filled with anonymous individuals. In this new book, he casts his anthropologist's eye on a subject close to his heart: cycling. With In Praise of the Bicycle, Aug takes us on a two-wheeled ride around our cities and on a personal journey into ourselves. We all remember the thrill...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789141389
• ISBN13: 9781789141382
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.9"