The Alps: A Cultural History

by Andrew Beattie

Book Overview

The Alps are Europe's highest mountain range: their broad arc stretches right across the center of the continent, encompassing a wide range of traditions and cultures. Andrew Beattie explores the turbulent past and vibrant present of this landscape, where early pioneers of tourism, mountaineering, and scientific research, along with the enduring legacies of historical regimes from the Romans to the Nazis, have all left their mark.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195309553
• ISBN13: 9780195309553
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

Fantastic book

Beattie makes the Alps come alive, weaving anecdotes about people into the history. My husband and I have traveled in the Alps eight times, but our next trip will be more memorable, thanks to reading this book.