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Transportation and Revolt : Pigeons, Mules, Canals, and the Vanishing Geographies of Subversive Mobility.

Shell, Jacob.

Transportation and Revolt : Pigeons, Mules, Canals, and the Vanishing Geographies of Subversive Mobility. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (207 pages) - The MIT Press Series . - The MIT Press Series .

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Mules and Upland Banditry -- 2 Transportation across Intermediate States of Matter -- 3 Fly-Boaters, Filibusters, and Canals -- 4 Chenangoes: The Replanning of Freight Flows in New York City -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index.

How political regimes have responded when certain modes of transportation--from carrier pigeons to canal boats--have been associated with politically subversive activities.

9780262330404


Subversive activities - Prevention.


Electronic books.

HE193 -- .S54 2015eb

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