The Alps - A Cultural History

Klappentext The Alps are Europe's highest mountain range: their broad arc stretches right across the center of the continent, encompassing a wide range of traditions and cultures. Andrew Beattie explores the turbulent past and vibrant present of this landscape, where early pioneers of tourism, mountaineering, and scientific research, along with the enduring legacies of historical regimes from the Romans to the Nazis, have all left their mark. Zusammenfassung The Alps are Europe's highest mountain range: their broad arc stretches right across the center of the continent! encompassing a wide range of traditions and cultures. Andrew Beattie explores the turbulent past and vibrant present of this landscape! where early pioneers of tourism! mountaineering! and scientific research! along with the enduring legacies of historical regimes from the Romans to the Nazis! have all left their mark.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Beattie, Director Andrew Beattie
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.09.2015
• EAN: 9780195309553
• ISBN: 978-0-19-530955-3
• Dimensions: 147 mm x 225 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Landscapes of the Imagination; Landscapes of the Imagination
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book; European History, HISTORY / Historical Geography, HISTORY / Europe / Western, Western Europe, Historical Geography, Western Continental Europe