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The Alps - A Cultural History

English · Hardback

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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.

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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

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