Author:

Thompson, Christopher S. 1959-  Search this

Subject:

Tour de France (Bicycle race) History  Search this

Physical description:

x, 385 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

France

Date:

2006

C2006

Contents:

La grande boucle : cycling, progress, and modernity -- Itineraries, narratives, and identities -- The géants de la route : gender and heroism -- L'auto's ouvriers de la pédale : work, class, and the Tour de France, 1903-1939 -- The forçats de la route : exploits, exploitation, and the politics of athletic excess, 1903-1939 -- What price heroism? work, sport, and drugs in postwar France

Topic:

Bicycle racing--Social aspects  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_795619