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Making Meaning Out of Mountains: The Political Ecology of Skiing

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Description for Making Meaning Out of Mountains: The Political Ecology of Skiing Paperback. Brings to the light the conflicting meanings attached to skiing by diverse groups in British Columbia. Num Pages: 240 pages, , black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHB; RGBS; WSWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.

Mountains bear the imprint of human activity. Scars from logging andsurface mining sit alongside national parks and ski lodges. Althoughthe environmental effects of extractive industries are well known,skiing is more likely to bring to mind images of luxury, wealth, andhealth.

In Making Meaning out of Mountains, Mark Stoddart draws oninterviews, field observations, and media analysis to reveal themultiple, often conflicting meanings attached to skiing in BritishColumbia. Corporate leaders promote the industry as sustainabledevelopment, while environmentalists and some First Nations argue thatskiing sacrifices wildlife habitats and traditional lands to tourismand corporate gain. Skiers themselves appreciate the opportunity tocommune with nature but ... Read more

This multilayered analysis not only challenges us to reflect moreseriously on skiing’s negative effects, it also brings to lighthow certain groups came to be viewed as the “natural”inhabitants and legitimate managers of mountain environments.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774821971
SKU
V9780774821971
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About Mark C.J. Stoddart
Mark C.J. Stoddart is an assistant professor ofsociology at Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Reviews for Making Meaning Out of Mountains: The Political Ecology of Skiing
Stoddart provides an insightful examination of skiing from the perspective of ecopolitics...a unique study. Recommended.
CHOICE, Vol. 50 No. 03

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