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The Summits of Modern Man

- Mountaineering after the Enlightenment

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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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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780674047990
  • Bindende:
  • Hardback
  • Sider:
  • 392
  • Utgitt:
  • 14. mai 2013
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 171x243x36 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 756 g.
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Leveringstid: 2-4 uker
Forventet levering: 22. august 2025

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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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