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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hansen, Peter H.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, ©2013.
Subjects:
Mountaineering > History.
Mountaineering > Philosophy.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Mountaineering.
HISTORY > Modern > General.
Mountaineering.
Bergsteigen
Philosophie
Alpinism > historia.
Filosofi.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780674074521
0674074521
0674074556
9780674074552

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