One Less Car: Bicycling and the Politics of Automobility

by Zack Furness

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The power of the bicycle to impact mobility, technology, urban space and everyday life.

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Zack Furness

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Zack Furness is Assistant Professor of Cultural Studies at Columbia College Chicago and a member of the Bad Subjects Collective.

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