The Summits of Modern Man : Mountaineering after the Enlightenment
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0674047990
ISBN-13
9780674047990
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Imprint
Harvard University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 14th, 2013
Print length
392 Pages
Weight
756 grams
Dimensions
24.30 x 17.10 x 3.60 cms
Product Classification:
Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900History of sportClimbing & mountaineering
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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.
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