Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 236 pages)
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illustrations
ISBN:
9780520959897
,
0520959892
Series Statement:
Sport in World History v. 3
Content:
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 and speed--two central features distinguishing early twentieth-century cultures
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Cover; Title; Subvention; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One Taking Root; 1 An Uphill Climb; 2 A Civilizing Force; 3 A Family Feud; Part Two Modern Mobilities; 4 Joy in Movement; 5 Ecstasy in Speed; 6 Modernity in Sport; Part Three Landscapes of Leisure; 7 Consuming Alpine Skiing; 8 The Pursuit of White Gold; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780520284272
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780520284289
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Denning, Andrew Skiing into Modernity : A Cultural and Environmental History Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2014 ISBN 9780520284272
Language:
English
Subjects:
Sports Science
