Project ID:7 | Module:1 | Status:
finished
Mountaineering in Switzerland and its impact on the perception and uses of the Alpine landscape in a historical perspective
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Prof. Jakob Tanner
Rämistrasse 64
8001 Zürich |
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jtanner@hist.unizh.ch |
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01 634 36 40 / Fax: 01 634 49 88 |
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Summary:
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Based on examples from the practices and discourses found in mountaineering from 1840-1940, this historical study describes, how modern western society used landscape and bodies in order to from identities and values. A wide range of examples enab... ->read more
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Description:
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How do mountaineers perceive the landscape?
In descriptions and reports of their travels, mountain climbers have recounted their experiences in the Alps – particularly in the high mountain areas – and in doing so have helped shape the... ->read more
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