Title: The Alps
First published: 2006
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.
Subjects: Social life and customs, Civilization, History, Alps, history, Description and travel, Human geography, Natural history, Géographie culturelle, Sciences naturelles, Histoire, Civilisation, Mœurs et coutumes, Descriptions et voyages
Places: Alps