The Carpathians : discovering the highlands of Poland and Ukraine /

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"A study of how three discrete mountain ranges within the Carpathian Mountain system -- the Tatras, Eastern Carpathians, and Bieszczady Mountains, together with their indigenous highlanders (Górale, Hutsuls, Boikos, and Lemkos)--were discovered and turned into popular tourist destinations by P...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dabrowski, Patrice M., 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, New York : Northern Illinois University Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2021.
Series:NIU series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian studies.
Subjects:
1800-1999
Discoveries in geography
Carpathian Mountains > Discovery and exploration.
Tatra Mountains (Slovakia and Poland) > Discovery and exploration.
Beshchady Mountains (Poland and Ukraine) > Discovery and exploration.
Carpathian Mountains > History > 19th century.
Carpathian Mountains > History > 20th century.
Tatra Mountains (Slovakia and Poland) > History > 19th century.
Tatra Mountains (Slovakia and Poland) > History > 20th century.
Beshchady Mountains (Poland and Ukraine) > History > 19th century.
Beshchady Mountains (Poland and Ukraine) > History > 20th century.
Carpates > Découverte et exploration.
Tatras (Slovaquie et Pologne) > Découverte et exploration.
Carpates > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Carpates > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Tatras (Slovaquie et Pologne) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Tatras (Slovaquie et Pologne) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Europe > Beshchady Mountains
Europe > Carpathian Mountains
Europe > Tatra Mountains
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Where Freedom Awaits
  • On the Mountain Pass
  • Transforming the Tatras
  • Turn-of-the Century Innovations
  • The Hutsul Region and the Hand of Civilization
  • The Advent of the Railway
  • A New Alpine Club
  • A Poland of Regions
  • A Novel Wilderness
  • Tourism for the Masses
  • Battling for the Soul of the Bieszczady
  • Power, Ecology, and the Public Sphere.

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