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Wanderlust: A History of Walking

Description: Wanderlust: A History of Walking Solnit, Rebecca Product Overview What does it mean to be out walking in the world, whether in a landscape or a metropolis, on a pilgrimage or a protest march? In Wanderlust: A History of Walking, Rebecca Solnit draws together many histories - of anatomical evolution and city design, of treadmills and labyrinths, of walking clubs and sexual mores - to create a portrait of the range of possibilities for this most basic act. Arguing that walking as history means walking for pleasure and for political, aesthetic, and social meaning, Solnit homes in on the walkers whose everyday and extreme acts have shaped our culture, from the peripatetic philosophers of ancient Greece to the poets of the Romantic Age, from the perambulations of the Surrealists to the ascents of mountaineers. The first general history of walking, Solnit's book finds a profound relationship between walking and thinking, walking and culture, and argues for the necessity of preserving the time and space in which to walk in an ever more automobile-dependent and accelerated world. With profiles of some of the most significant walkers in history and fiction - from Wordsworth to Gary Snyder, from Rousseau to Argentina's Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, from Jane Austen's Elizabeth Bennet to Andre Breton's Nadja - Wanderlust offers a provocative examination of the interplay between the body, the imagination, and the world around the walker. Read more Details Publisher ‏ : ‎ Verso Books; illustrated edition (June 1, 2001) Language ‏ : ‎ English Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 332 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1859846238 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 30 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.37 pounds Best Sellers Rank: #8,900,501 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #681,325 in Reference (Books) #681,325 in Reference (Books) Customer Reviews: 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 521 ratings We have been selling used books since 2012, and we've learned that the most important thing is doing good business. Honesty is our policy. Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.

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ISBN: 1859846238

ISBN10: 1859846238

ISBN13: 9781859846230

EAN: 9781859846230

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Book Title: Wanderlust : a History of Walking

Number of Pages: 240 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Verso Books

Topic: Walking, General

Item Height: 0.1 in

Publication Year: 2002

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: Nature, Sports & Recreation

Item Weight: 1.6 Oz

Author: Rebecca Solnit

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Format: Hardcover

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