Tour de France, Updated with a New Preface A Cultural History

Name: Tour de France, Updated with a New Preface A Cultural History
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ISBN: 9780520256309

ISBN-10: 0520256301

ISBN-13: 9780520256309

Edition: 2nd 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Christopher S. Thompson

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In this highly original history of the world's most famous bicycle race, Christopher S. Thompson, mining previously neglected sources and writing with infectious enthusiasm for his subject, tells the compelling story of the Tour de France from its creation in 1903 to the present. Weaving the words of racers, politicians, Tour organizers, and a host of other commentators together with a wide-ranging analysis of the culture surrounding the event--including posters, songs, novels, films, and media coverage--Thompson links the history of the Tour to key moments and themes in French history. Examining the enduring popularity of Tour racers, Thompson explores how their public images have changed…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 4/7/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 406
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Preface to the 2008 Edition


Acknowledgments


Introduction



La Grande Boucle: Cycling, Progress, and Modernity



Itineraries, Narratives, and Identities



The Geants de la Route: Gender and Heroism



L'Auto's Ouvriers de la Pedale: Work, Class, and the Tour de France, 1903-1939



The Forcats de la Route: Exploits, Exploitation, and the Politics of Athletic Excess, 1903-1939



What Price Heroism? Work, Sport, and Drugs in Postwar France


Epilogue



Racers' Occupations


Notes


Bibliography


Index