The Draw of the Alps: Alpine Summits and Borderlands in Modern German-speaking Culture 9783111150536, 9783111149073

The Draw of the Alps: Alpine Summits and Borderlands in Modern German-speaking Culture 9783111150536, 9783111149073

The Alps have exerted a hold over the German cultural imagination throughout the modern period, enthralling writers, art

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The Summits of Modern Man: Mountaineering after the Enlightenment 9780674074521

Mountaineering has served as a metaphor for civilization triumphant. A fascinating study of the first ascents of the maj

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Summits & Icefields 2: Alpine Ski Tours in the Columbia Mountains 9781927330357, 9781927330340

This new edition of Summits & Icefields 2: Alpine Ski Tours in the Columbia Mountains continues RMB's tradition

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West Germany and the Iron Curtain: Environment, Economy, and Culture in the Borderlands 9780190690052, 0190690054

West Germany and the Iron Curtain takes a fresh look at the history of Cold War Germany and the German reunification pro

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The international alpine handbook

The UIAA is the International Federation of Climbing and Moutaineering Associations, familiar to all mountaineers throug

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The Borderlands of Culture: Américo Paredes and the Transnational Imaginary 9780822387954

The definitive life and work of Americo Paredes, the native South Texan poet, novelist, journalist, folklorist, ethnogra

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With Axe and Rope in the New Zealand Alps 9781847020222

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The Enlightenment and the Intellectual Foundations of Modern Culture 9780300133684

The prestige of the Enlightenment has declined in recent years. Many consider its thinking abstract, its art and poetry

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The Heritage Arena: Reinventing Cheese in the Italian Alps 9781785332951

In Europe a number of production and communication strategies have long tried to establish local products as resources f

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Gourmets in the Land of Famine: The Culture and Politics of Rice in Modern Canton 9780804781763

This book project is a cultural history of rice consumption in the city of Canton (now Guangzhou), China's southern

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