Cycling: A Sociology of Vélomobility - Paperback

by Peter Cox (Author)

This book contributes to the growing field of cycling studies, applying social practice theory to the embodied process of cycling. It explores the variety of cycling practices and spaces, through empirical study and theory, looking at changes over time, as well as social difference and location.

Author Biography

Peter Cox is Professor of Sociology at the University of Chester. He chairs the international network, Scientists for Cycling, which supports the work of the European Cyclists' Federation and was a founding member of the Cycling and Society Research Group in 2004. Prior to academic life, he ran his own cycle business and still enjoys riding and fixing a variety of cycles, old and new.