Peak pursuits: the emergence of mountaineering in the nineteenth century

"Rather than documenting the history of Alpinism, recounting the ascents of peaks, or giving a portrayal of the most renowned climbers, this book presents a kind of Humboldtian history of mountaineering in the long nineteenth century (ca. 1789-1914) when both scientific progress and aesthetic r...

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1. Verfasser: Schaumann, Caroline (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New Haven ; London Yale University Press [2020]
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Zusammenfassung:"Rather than documenting the history of Alpinism, recounting the ascents of peaks, or giving a portrayal of the most renowned climbers, this book presents a kind of Humboldtian history of mountaineering in the long nineteenth century (ca. 1789-1914) when both scientific progress and aesthetic reverence became available through the embodied experience of the mountaineer"
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ISBN:9780300252828

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