Skiing into Modernity

A Cultural and Environmental History

Andrew Denning

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University of California Press
26 November 2014

Skiing

Series: Sport in World History

Skiing into Modernity is the story of how skiing moved from Europe's Scandinavian periphery to the mountains of central Europe, where it came to define the modern Alps and set the standard for skiing across the world.

Denning offers a fresh, sophisticated, and engaging cultural and environmental history of skiing that alters our understanding of the sport and reveals how leisure practices evolve in unison with our changing relationship to nature. Denning probes the modernist self-definition of Alpine skiers and the sport's historical appeal for individuals who sought to escape city strictures while achieving mastery of mountain environments through technology and speed-two central features distinguishing early twentieth-century cultures.

Skiing into Modernity surpasses existing literature on the history of skiing to explore intersections between work, tourism, leisure, development, environmental destruction, urbanism, and more.

By: Andrew Denning
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: First Edition, None ed.
Volume: 3
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 499g
ISBN: 9780520284272
ISBN 10: 0520284275
Series: Sport in World History
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 26 November 2014
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction PART ONE. TAKING ROOT 1 An Uphill Climb 2 A Civilizing Force 3 A Family Feud PART TWO. MODERN MOBILITIES 4 Joy in Movement 5 Ecstasy in Speed 6 Modernity in Sport PART THREE. LANDSCAPES OF LEISURE 7 Consuming Alpine Skiing 8 The Pursuit of White Gold Epilogue Bibliography Index

Andrew Denning is a postdoctoral fellow in history at the University of British Columbia.

Reviews for Skiing into Modernity: A Cultural and Environmental History

[An] intellectual study. -- S. A. Riess CHOICE A great case study ... Skiing into Modernity is a great read. -- Gulnur Tumbat Consumption Markets and Culture