Apostles of the Alps: mountaineering and nation building in Germany and Austria, 1860-1939

"Though the Alps may appear to be a peaceful place, the famed mountains once provided the backdrop for a political, environmental, and cultural battle as Germany and Austria struggled to modernize. Tait Keller examines the mountains' threefold role in transforming the two countries, as peo...

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1. Verfasser: Keller, Tait ca. 20./21. Jh (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Press [2016]
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Online-Zugang:rezensiert in: German Historical Institute London Bulletin, Vol. XXXVIII (2016), 2, S. 101-104
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Zusammenfassung:"Though the Alps may appear to be a peaceful place, the famed mountains once provided the backdrop for a political, environmental, and cultural battle as Germany and Austria struggled to modernize. Tait Keller examines the mountains' threefold role in transforming the two countries, as people sought respite in the mountains, transformed and shaped them according to their needs, and over time began to view them as national symbols and icons of individualism" ..
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Rezensiert in: German history, Volume 34, number 4 (2016), Seite 696-698 (Andrew Denning); Historische Zeitschrift Band 304, Heft 3 (2017), Seite 810-812 (Siegfried Weichlein)
Rezensiert in: Journal of modern history, Volume 89, Number 2 (2017), Seite 476-478 (Peter H. Hansen)
Beschreibung:xvii, 283 Seiten Illustrationen, Karte
ISBN:9781469625034

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