 | Ride to Modernity: The Bicycle in Canada, 1869-1900 Subjects: Bicycles -- Canada -- History -- 19th century; Cycling -- Canada -- History -- 19th century; Cycling -- Social aspects -- Canada; Bicycle industry -- Canada -- History -- 19th century; An examination how the bicycle as a symbol of modernity and social status fits into the larger picture of change and progress in a period of dramatic economic, social, and technological flux. Norcliffe Glen : Glen Norcliffe is Professor of Geography, York University. |
