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Skiing into Modernity: A Cultural and Environmental History
Andrew Denning
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Description for Skiing into Modernity: A Cultural and Environmental History
Paperback. Tells the story of how skiing moved from Europe's Scandinavian periphery to the mountains of central Europe, where it came to define the modern Alps and set the standard for skiing across the world. This book aims to explore intersections between work, tourism, leisure, development, environmental destruction, urbanism, and more. Series: Sport in World History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map, 28 b/w images, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; WSWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
Skiing into Modernity is the story of how skiing moved from Europe's Scandinavian periphery to the mountains of central Europe, where it came to define the modern Alps and set the standard for skiing across the world. Denning offers a fresh, sophisticated, and engaging cultural and environmental history of skiing that alters our understanding of the sport and reveals how leisure practices evolve in unison with our changing relationship to nature. Denning probes the modernist self-definition of Alpine skiers and the sport's historical appeal for individuals who sought to escape city strictures while achieving mastery of mountain environments through technology ... Read more
Skiing into Modernity is the story of how skiing moved from Europe's Scandinavian periphery to the mountains of central Europe, where it came to define the modern Alps and set the standard for skiing across the world. Denning offers a fresh, sophisticated, and engaging cultural and environmental history of skiing that alters our understanding of the sport and reveals how leisure practices evolve in unison with our changing relationship to nature. Denning probes the modernist self-definition of Alpine skiers and the sport's historical appeal for individuals who sought to escape city strictures while achieving mastery of mountain environments through technology ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Sport in World History
Condition
New
Weight
362g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520284289
SKU
V9780520284289
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About Andrew Denning
Andrew Denning is a postdoctoral fellow in history at the University of British Columbia.
Reviews for Skiing into Modernity: A Cultural and Environmental History
"[An] intellectual study."
S. A. Riess CHOICE "A great case study ... Skiing into Modernity is a great read."
Gulnur Tumbat Consumption Markets and Culture "Denning skillfully combines sport, cultural, and environmental histories... Skiing into Modernity is an excellent book." Canadian Journal of History
S. A. Riess CHOICE "A great case study ... Skiing into Modernity is a great read."
Gulnur Tumbat Consumption Markets and Culture "Denning skillfully combines sport, cultural, and environmental histories... Skiing into Modernity is an excellent book." Canadian Journal of History