From Dickensian London to today's megacities - what urban walking tells us about modern life, Whether we flee, stumble or wander, every time we walk we are going somewhere. Drawing on the writings of historical flâneurs such as Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, André Breton, H. G. Wells, Virginia Woolf, Jean Rhys, and Ray Bradbury, this literary history explores the potential for walking as escape, self-discovery, disappearance, and revolution. Can you get lost in a crowd? What connects walking, philosophy, and the big toe? Can we save the city - or ourselves - by taking to the pavement? Book jacket.
- ISBN:
- 9781788738927
- 9781788738927
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Category:
- Urban communities
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
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01-02-2022
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Verso Books
- Country of origin:
- United Kingdom
- Dimensions (mm):
- 198.12x128.78x20.83mm
- Weight:
- 0.27kg
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