Apostles of the Alps : Mountaineering and Nation Building in Germany and Austria, 1860-1939 /

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"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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Keller, Tait (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Mountaineering.
HISTORY > Europe > Austria & Hungary.
HISTORY > Europe > Germany.
Mountaineering > Alps, Eastern > History > 20th century.
Mountaineering > Alps, Eastern > History > 19th century.
Germany.
Austria.
Eastern Alps.
Autriche > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Autriche > Histoire > 1789-1900.
Allemagne > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Allemagne > Histoire > 1789-1900.
Alpes orientales > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Alpes orientales > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Austria > History > 20th century.
Austria > History > 1789-1900.
Germany > History > 20th century.
Germany > History > 1789-1900.
Alps, Eastern > History > 20th century.
Alps, Eastern > History > 19th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"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"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (304 pages): illustrations, map
ISBN:9781469625058

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