die geschichte des Fahrrads in Deutschland und den Niederlanden bis 1940
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Ebert, Anne-Katrin
- Publish Year
- 2010
- Shelfmark
- DUI 4 2010
- Thesaurus
- fietsen, mobiliteit, sociale klasse, lichamen, identiteit, historisch, Nederland, Duitsland, 1850-1899, 1900-1949, 19e eeuw, 20e eeuw
- Description
- A cultural history of the bicycle. The author analyses why the Netherlands is a cycling country, and Germany is regarded more as a land of highways. The human body, the relationship between men and women, middle- and working-class as well as German and Dutch identity - all that was 'experienced' by bicycle. Finally she shows that the different attitude towards the bicycle in Germany and the Netherlands has mostly to do with their political beliefs and social situations - and less with the soil conditions in both countries.