The Everest effect : nature, culture, ideology /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mazzolini, Elizabeth, 1973-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, [2016]
Series:Rhetoric, culture, and social critique.
Subjects:
Mountaineering > Social aspects > Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)
Mountaineering > Moral and ethical aspects > Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Geography.
Mountaineering > Social aspects.
Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)
Everest, Mont (Chine et Népal)
Asia > Mount Everest.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : Extremity and Ambivalence
  • Breathless Subjects : Authenticity and Oxygen
  • Exaggerated Energy : Utility and Food
  • Heightened Stakes: Individuality and Communication
  • Sublime-o-Rama : Extremity and IMAX
  • Redefining Access : Ability and Money
  • Conclusion : The Power of the Example.

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