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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791425703321

Autore

Joans Barbara

Titolo

Bike lust : Harleys, women, and American society / / Barbara Joans

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Madison, Wis. : , : University of Wisconsin Press, , 2001

©2001

ISBN

1-282-76582-5

9786612765827

0-299-17353-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 271 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

306.4/81

Soggetti

Motorcycling - Social aspects - United States

Women motorcyclists - United States

Harley-Davidson motorcycle - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-264) and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. History and structure -- pt. 2. Cultural analysis -- pt. 3. Jamming the wind -- pt. 4. Polemics and philosophy.

Sommario/riassunto

An exciting portrayal of women bikers explores the rules, rituals, and rites of passage that mark biker culture and highlights the role of women in it.