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"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.

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Skiing Into Modernity
  • Author : Andrew Denning
  • Release : 26 November 2014
  • Publisher : Univ of California Press
  • ISBN : 9780520284272
  • Genre : Sports & Recreation
  • Total Page : 252 pages
  • Language : English
  • PDF File Size : 9,8 Mb

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