The Culture and Sport of Skiing

The Culture and Sport of Skiing

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The Culture and Sport of Skiing

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A comprehensive history of skiing from its earliest origins to the outbreak of World War II, this book traces the transformation of what for centuries remained

Skiing Into Modernity

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"Examines the relationship between skiers and the Alpine environment since the late nineteenth century. It argues that skiing and winter tourism modernized the

Everyone to Skis!

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Nowhere in the world was the sport of biathlon, a combination of cross-country skiing and rifle marksmanship, taken more seriously than in the Soviet Union, and

Leisure Cultures and the Making of Modern Ski Resorts

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This edited volume offers an historical perspective on the creation of a global mass industry around skiing. By focusing on the ski resort as loci par excellenc