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Urban Flow : Bike Messengers and the City.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2011Copyright date: ©2017Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (253 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780801462917
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Urban FlowDDC classification:
  • 388.3/472
LOC classification:
  • HE9753
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Title Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Lure of Delivery -- 1. The Job -- 2. The Lifestyle -- 3. Men's Work and Dirty Work -- 4. Playing in Traffic -- 5. The Deep Play of Alleycats -- 6. The Affective Appropriation of Space -- 7. The Meaning of Messenger Style -- Conclusion: The Politics of Appropriation -- Appendix A: Theoretical Outline -- Appendix B: Expanded Discussion of Method -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Summary: In Urban Flow, Jeffrey L. Kidder introduces readers to the fascinating subculture of bike messengers, exploring its appeal as well as its uncertainties and dangers.
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Intro -- Title Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Lure of Delivery -- 1. The Job -- 2. The Lifestyle -- 3. Men's Work and Dirty Work -- 4. Playing in Traffic -- 5. The Deep Play of Alleycats -- 6. The Affective Appropriation of Space -- 7. The Meaning of Messenger Style -- Conclusion: The Politics of Appropriation -- Appendix A: Theoretical Outline -- Appendix B: Expanded Discussion of Method -- Notes -- References -- Index.

In Urban Flow, Jeffrey L. Kidder introduces readers to the fascinating subculture of bike messengers, exploring its appeal as well as its uncertainties and dangers.

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