Skiing into Modernity
Subtitle: A Cultural and Environmental History
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780520284272
Subjects: Skis and skiing; Tourism; Alps, history
Description: "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.