Jun 01, 2001 rebecca solnit is the author of numerous books, including hope in the dark, river of shadows. What does it mean to be out walking in the world, whether in a landscape or a metropolis, on a pilgrimage or a protest march. The friend, who was staying with solnit in flight from. A history of walking 9781844675586 by solnit, rebecca and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. A history of walking, rebecca solnit draws together many historiesof anatomical evolution and city design, of treadmills and labyrinths, of walking clubs and sexual moresto create a portrait. Rebecca solnit is author of, among other books, wanderlust, a field guide to getting lost, the nbcc awardwinning river of shadows and a paradise built in hell. On landscape, gender, and art, which was nominated for the national book critics circle award in criticism. In this first general history of walking, rebecca solnit draws together many histories to create a range of possibilities for this most basic act.
Now that weve got that all cleared up, what was this book like. Drawing together many historiesof anatomical evolution and city design, of treadmills and labyrinths, of walking clubs and sexual moresrebecca solnit creates a fascinating portrait of the range of possibilities presented by walking. Wanderlust book columbus metropolitan library bibliocommons. At times, you may wonder what you have gotten yourself into, but you happily trek on. Rebecca solnit has written an aria to the virtues of walking with wanderlust. Jan 22, 2014 wanderlust by rebecca solnit as the title suggests, wanderlust is a book about walking, or at least wandering, and was read as part of my dissertation.
Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders. In 2003, she received the prestigious lannan literary award. The ultimate problem, she shows in her comic, scathing essay, is female selfdoubt and the silencing of women. In wanderlust, rebecca solnit explains the act of walking as a cultural construction, and examines the competing forces which fostered various forms of walking culture across the world.
First dutch language edition, paperback, 384 pages. Publishers weekly apr 3, 2000 walking, as thoreau said and solnit elegantly demonstrates, inevitably leads to other subjects. Wanderlust ebook king county library system bibliocommons. Wanderlust by rebecca solnit, 9781783780396, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Walking, she observes, affords its practitioners an immediate rewardthe ability to observe the world at a relaxed gait, one that allows us to take in sights, sounds, and smells that we might otherwise pass by.
Solnit shares her passion for walking while connecting to the past in wanderlust. Jun 01, 2001 expansive and engaging, rebecca solnits wanderlust explores the history of walking in the west. Wanderlust book contra costa county library bibliocommons. A passionate, thought provoking exploration of walking as a political and cultural activity, from the author of the memoir recollections of my nonexistence drawing together many historiesof anatomical evolution and city design, of treadmills and labyrinths, of walking clubs and sexual mores rebecca solnit creates a fascinating. Wanderlust book daviess county public library bibliocommons. Rebecca solnit is author of, among other books, wanderlust, a book of migrations, a field guide to getting lost, the nbcc awardwinning river of shadows and a paradise built in hell. Her brilliant new book, a field guide to getting lost, is about the stories we use to navigate our way through the world and the places we traverse, from. Wanderlust book king county library system bibliocommons. Arguing that walking as history signifies walking for pleasure and.
A passionate, thought provoking exploration of walking as a political and cultural activity, from the author of men explain things to me drawing together many historiesof anatomical evolution and city design, of treadmills and labyrinths, of walking clubs and sexual mores rebecca solnit creates a fascinating portrait of the range of possibilities presented by walking. Arguing that the history of walking includes walking for pleasure as well as for political, aesthetic, and social meaning, solnit focuses on the. Rebecca solnit is the author of numerous books, including hope in the dark, river of shadows. A history of walking by rebecca solnit online at alibris. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and give credit to amazon, for suggesting it based on my search history. Drawing on her decades of activism and a wide knowledge of environmental, cultural, and political history, solnit argues that radicals have a long, neglected history of transformative victories, that the positive consequences of our acts are not always immediately seen, directly knowable, or even measurable. Written by an author whose previous published works have been about landscape and public space, wanderlust is a meditation in narrative form on the meaning of a human activity that traverses both. By providing a fascinating history of the mundane task, she creates new interest in an activity many would be happy to avoid. Mar 16, 2021 wanderlust a history of walking ebook. May 29, 2019 with such acclaimed books as river of shadowsand wanderlust, activist and cultural historian rebecca solnit has emerged as one of the most original and penetrating writers at work today. Eadweard muybridge and the technological wild west.
With hope in the dark, rebecca solnit makes a radical case for hope as a commitment to act in a world whose future remains uncertain and unknowable. A history of walking, rebecca solnit writes that he suggests something of a pattern. The extraordinary communities that arise in disaster began as an essay called the uses of disaster. Wanderlust is a much bigger and more ambitious book so much bigger that i often struggled to read the very small print in the granta paperback edition. Arguing that the history of walking includes walking for pleasure as well as for political, aesthetic, and social meaning, solnit focuses on the walkers whose everyday and extreme acts have shaped our culture, from philosophers to poets. If this is so, then modern life is moving faster than the speed of thought, or thoughtfulness. This volume provides a history of walking, exploring the relationship b.
Buy wanderlust by rebecca solnit from waterstones today. Solnit argues for the necessity of preserving the time and space in which to walk in our ever more cardependent and accelerated world. Rebecca solnit is the author of more than twenty books, including the memoir recollections of my nonexistence and the nonfiction a field guide to getting lost. A history of walking 9780670882090 by solnit, rebecca and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Solnit lives in san francisco, apparently not far from my daughter, near golden gate park. Rebecca solnit is the author of fourteen books about civil society, popular power, uprisings, art, environment, place, pleasure. With the hindsight of a decade and a half, solnits book emerges as triply timely today, as we struggle to master that ever more precarious. Drawing on her decades of activism and a wide knowledge of environmental, cultural, and political history, solnit argues that radicals have a long, neglected history of transformative victories, that the positive consequences of our acts are not. Discusses walking as a political, social, and aesthetic act, exploring its history and how famous walkers such as wordsworth, socrates, and jane austens characters used it, and explains the necessity of walking instead of always driving and hurrying. Along the way, the book catches your attention with a beautiful point of insight or takes you to a soaring vista. Drawing together many historiesof anatomical evolution and city design, of treadmills and labyrinths, of walking clubs.
A passionate, thought provoking exploration of walking as a political and cultural activity, from the author of the memoir recollections of my nonexistence. A history of walking, rebecca solnit draws together many histories of anatomical evolution and city design, of treadmills and labyrinths, of walking clubs and sexual mores to create a portrait of the range of possibilities for this most basic act. On the back cover, will self describes the book as magisterial. How rebecca solnit found her voice the new york times. Books by rebecca solnit author of men explain things to me. Rebecca solnit covers a lot of territory, mental as well as geographical, in between her nevada bookends. She covers the history of walking, from strolling to trudging, with a writing style that keeps the mundane interesting, making sound arguments for setting time aside from our hectic lives to pursue our first mode of transportation. Jul 22, 2019 solnit s book finds a profound relationship between walking and thinking, walking and culture, and argues for the necessity of preserving the time and space in which to walk in an evermore automobiledependent and accelerated world. In this first general history of walking, rebecca solnit draws together many histories to create a. Expansive and engaging, rebecca solnits wanderlust explores the history of walking in the west. Walking is natural, or rather part of natural history, writes essayist solnit a book of migrations, 1997, etc.
Drawing together many historiesof anatomical evolution and city design, of treadmills and labyrinths, of walking clubs and sexual moresrebecca solnit creates a fascinating portrait of the range. Solnit is the author of seventeen books as well as essays in numerous museum catalogs and anthologies. Notes on bad weather and good government published by harpers magazine the day that hurricane katrina hit the gulf coast. A history of walking 2000 is a lot like talking a hike. A field guide to getting lost book by rebecca solnit. Eadweard muybridge and the technological wild west, wanderlust.
Rebecca solnit, a thoughtful writer and spirited walker, takes her readers on a leisurely journey through the prehistory, history, and natural history of bipedal motion. Wanderlust book austin public library bibliocommons. A history of walking, and as eve said to the serpent. Wanderlust book bellingham public library bibliocommons. Rebecca solnit is the author of fourteen books about civil society, popular power, uprisings, art, environment, place, pleasure, politics, hope, and memory, most recently the faraway nearby, a book on empathy and storytelling. Rebecca solnits wanderlust a history of walking is an entertaining read, an erudite guide for pilgrims, promenaders, and wanderers, for all those who walk for travel and leisure, health and pleasure. I was very much looking forward to reading wanderlust, as i had recently enjoyed rebecca solnit s the faraway nearby and a field guide to getting lost. Starting with rousseau and the romantics, solnit argues, walking became selfconscious, and against the backdrop of the french revolution and industrialization, the act started to accrue dynamic, democratic, and subversive cultural meanings it had never before held in western societies. Feb 24, 2000 rebecca solnits wanderlust a history of walking is an entertaining read, an erudite guide for pilgrims, promenaders, and wanderers, for all those who walk for travel and leisure, health and pleasure. In it, she traces walkings relationship to culture and politics, studying the ambles of poets, philosophers. A passionate, thought provoking exploration of walking as a political and cultural activity, from the author of the memoir recollections of my nonexistence drawing together many historiesof anatomical evolution and city design, of treadmills and labyrinths, of walking clubs and sexual mores rebecca solnit creates a fascinating portrait of the range of possibilities presented by walking. In men explain things to me, rebecca solnit takes on the conversations between men who wrongly assume they know things and wrongly assume women dont.
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