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The Summits of Modern Man
Mountaineering after the Enlightenment
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Peter H. Hansen
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English
Published/Copyright:
2013
About this book
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.
Author / Editor information
Hansen Peter H. :
Peter H. Hansen is Associate Professor of Humanities and Arts at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
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Stewart Weaver, University of Rochester:
No one write more interestingly about mountains and mountaineering than Peter Hansen. He is one of the best cultural historians of mountaineering out there.
No one write more interestingly about mountains and mountaineering than Peter Hansen. He is one of the best cultural historians of mountaineering out there.
Maurice Isserman, co-author of Fallen Giants: A History of Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of Empire to the Age of Extremes:
Peter H. Hansen has long been known to specialists in the field of climbing history as a tireless researcher, subtle theorist, and compelling storyteller. The publication of The Summits of Modern Man brings him to the summit of mountaineering scholarship.
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eBook published on:
May 14, 2013
eBook ISBN:
9780674074521
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Main content:
392
Other:
24 halftones, 2 maps
eBook ISBN:
9780674074521
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General/trade;
