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The Mountain - A Political History from the Enlightenment to the Present (Hardcover)
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The Mountain - A Political History from the Enlightenment to the Present (Hardcover)
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What is a mountain? Seems like a simple question, right? But if we
take the question seriously, the answers turn out to be
complicated, wide ranging, and fascinating. In The Mountain,
geographers Bernard Debarbieux and Gilles Rudaz trace the origins
of the very concept of a mountain, showing how it is not a mere
geographic feature, but ultimately an idea, one that has evolved
over time, influenced by changes in political climates and cultural
attitudes. To truly understand mountains, they argue, we must view
them not only as material realities but as social constructs, ones
that can mean radically different things to different people in
different settings. From the Enlightenment to the very present
days, and thanks to a huge variety of case studies picked up in all
the continents, the authors show us how our ideas of and about
mountains have changed with the times and how a huge range of
policies, from border delineation to forestry as well as nature
protection and social policies, have been shaped according to them.
A rich hybrid analysis of geography, history, culture, and
politics, the book promises to forever change the way we look at
mountains.
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