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Author Denning, Andrew, 1983- author.

Title Skiing into Modernity : a Cultural and Environmental History / Andrew Denning.

Publication Info. Berkeley : University of California Press, 2014.

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 236 pages) : illustrations.
Series Sport in World History ; v. 3
Sport in world history ; 3.
Note Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on Nov. 10, 2014).
Contents Cover; Title; Subvention; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One Taking Root; 1 An Uphill Climb; 2 A Civilizing Force; 3 A Family Feud; Part Two Modern Mobilities; 4 Joy in Movement; 5 Ecstasy in Speed; 6 Modernity in Sport; Part Three Landscapes of Leisure; 7 Consuming Alpine Skiing; 8 The Pursuit of White Gold; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
Summary Skiing into Modernity is the story of how skiing moved from Europe's Scandinavian periphery to the mountains of central Europe, where it came to define the modern Alps and set the standard for skiing across the world. Denning offers a fresh, sophisticated, and engaging cultural and environmental history of skiing that alters our understanding of the sport and reveals how leisure practices evolve in unison with our changing relationship to nature. Denning probes the modernist self-definition of Alpine skiers and the sport's historical appeal for individuals who sought to escape city strictures while achieving mastery of mountain environments through technology and speed--two central features distinguishing early twentieth-century cultures.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject Skis and skiing -- Alps -- History.
Skis and skiing -- Social aspects -- Alps.
Tourism -- Alps -- History.
GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
Skis and skiing. (OCoLC)fst01120169
Tourism. (OCoLC)fst01153142
Alps. (OCoLC)fst01239717
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Other Form: Print version: Denning, Andrew. Skiing into Modernity : A Cultural and Environmental History. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2014 9780520284272
ISBN 9780520959897 (electronic bk.)
0520959892 (electronic bk.)
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