Iain has also addessed the International Cycling History Conference on a number of occasions dealing with similar topics. Leopold's exploitation of the Belgian Congo to provide the raw material for cycle tyres is a lesson we should all bear in mind before we merrily sing the praises of the eco-friendly-available-to-all-bicycle. Underneath it is a consumer durable, little different from any other.
Nicholas Oddy
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From: Cycling and Society Research Group discussion list on behalf of Adrian Emilsen
Sent: Tue 13/07/2010 11:43
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Subject: Re: King leopold on a bike[Scanned-Clean]
Hi Damien,
Thanks for passing that on. Iain Boal also gave a great lecture on the history of the bicycle at the Copenhagen museum a couple of months ago. You can watch his lecture here: http://vimeo.com/11243387
I look forward to the publication of the book.
Regards
Adrian
On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 8:26 PM, Damien O'Tuama <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Hi,
A colleague in Trinity passed the link below onto me. May be of interest to this group.
Damien
Damien Ó Tuama
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From: Michael O'Broin <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 11 July 2010 13:52
Subject: King leopold on a bike
To: Damien O'Tuama <[log in to unmask]>
Hey,
Here's a link to a radio interview with a historian of social technology talking about bikes...looks interesting:
http://againstthegrain.org/
Scroll down to find the relavant programme.
Cheers,
Mick
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