The Alps
Subtitle: a cultural history
By: Andrew Beattie.
Publisher: Signal
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9781904955245
Subjects: Alps -- History; Alps -- Social life and customs; Alps -- Civilization
Description: Synopsis: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-235) and index.