Skiing Into Modernity: A Cultural And Environmental History (Volume 3) (Sport In World History)

Examines the relationship between skiers and the Alpine environment since the late nineteenth century. It argues that skiing and winter tourism modernized the Alps in both material and perceptual terms while the Alpine landscape itself challenged skiers to alter their practices and philosophies of sport, leisure and nature, harmonizing Alpine skiing with modern cultural values and social practices in the twentieth century--Provided by publisher.

• | Author: Andrew Denning
• | Publisher: University Of California Press
• | Publication Date: Nov 26, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 256 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0520284275
• | ISBN-13: 9780520284272