LEADER 03505nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910779185203321 005 20230802005002.0 010 $a0-7748-5879-6 010 $a1-280-59672-4 010 $a9786613626554 010 $a0-7748-2198-1 024 7 $a10.59962/9780774821988 035 $a(CKB)2550000000100564 035 $a(EBL)3412785 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000717185 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11956145 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000717185 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10740578 035 $a(PQKB)10642314 035 $a(CEL)443792 035 $a(OCoLC)768534780 035 $a(CaBNVSL)slc00229626 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3412785 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10562048 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL362655 035 $a(OCoLC)923449049 035 $a(DE-B1597)661641 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780774821988 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3412785 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000100564 100 $a20120605d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMaking meaning out of mountains$b[electronic resource] $ethe political ecology of skiing /$fMark C.J. Stoddart 210 $aVancouver, B.C. $cUBC Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (241 p.) 311 $a0-7748-2197-3 311 $a0-7748-2196-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1 Introduction: The Attractive Economy of Skiing -- 2 Skiing Naturecultures and the Mountainous Sublime -- 3 Cyborg Skiers and Snowy Collectives -- 4 Environmental Subjectivity and the Ecopolitics of Skiing -- 5 Skiing and Social Power -- 6 Conclusion: Toward a Political Ecology of Skiing -- 7 Epilogue: The 2010 Olympics and the Ecopolitics of Snow. 330 $a"Mountains bear the imprint of human activity. Deep scars from logging and surface mining crosscut the landmarks of sports and recreation -- national parks and lookout areas, ski slopes and lodges. Although the environmental effects of extractive industries are well known, skiing is more likely to bring to mind images of luxury, wealth, and health. In Making Meaning out of Mountains, Mark Stoddart draws on interviews, field observations, and media analysis to explore how the ski industry in British Columbia has helped transform mountain environments and, in turn, how skiing has come to be inscribed with multiple, often conflicted meanings informed by power struggles rooted in race, class, and gender. Corporate leaders promote the skiing industry as sustainable development, while environmentalists and some First Nations argue that skiing sacrifices wildlife habitats and traditional lands to tourism and corporate gain. Skiers themselves appreciate the opportunity to commune with nature but are concerned about skiing's environmental effects. Stoddart not only challenges us to reflect more seriously on skiing's negative impact on mountain environments, he also reveals how certain groups came to be viewed as the "natural" inhabitants and legitimate managers of mountain environments."--pub. desc. 606 $aSkis and skiing 606 $aPolitical ecology 615 0$aSkis and skiing. 615 0$aPolitical ecology. 676 $a796.9309711 700 $aStoddart$b Mark C. J$01574767 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779185203321 996 $aMaking meaning out of mountains$93851199 997 $aUNINA