The summits of modern man :: mountaineering after the enlightenment /

Mountaineering has served as a metaphor for civilization triumphant. A fascinating study of the first ascents of the major Alpine peaks and Mt. Everest, The Summits of Modern Man reveals the significance of our encounters with the world's most forbidding heights and how difficult it is to imagi...

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1. Verfasser: Hansen, Peter H.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, ©2013.
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Zusammenfassung:Mountaineering has served as a metaphor for civilization triumphant. A fascinating study of the first ascents of the major Alpine peaks and Mt. Everest, The Summits of Modern Man reveals the significance of our encounters with the world's most forbidding heights and how difficult it is to imagine nature in terms other than conquest and domination.
Beschreibung:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780674074521
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