The Everest effect : nature, culture, ideology / / Elizabeth Mazzolini |
Autore | Mazzolini Elizabeth <1973-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tuscaloosa, Alabama : , : The University of Alabama Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (183 p.) |
Disciplina | 304.2 |
Collana | Rhetoric, Culture, and Social Critique |
Soggetto topico |
Mountaineering - Social aspects - Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)
Mountaineering - Moral and ethical aspects - Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8173-8912-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction : Extremity and Ambivalence -- Breathless Subjects : Authenticity and Oxygen -- Exaggerated Energy : Utility and Food -- Heightened Stakes: Individuality and Communication -- Sublime-o-Rama : Extremity and IMAX -- Redefining Access : Ability and Money -- Conclusion : The Power of the Example. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461697503321 |
Mazzolini Elizabeth <1973->
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Tuscaloosa, Alabama : , : The University of Alabama Press, , 2015 | ||
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The Everest effect : nature, culture, ideology / / Elizabeth Mazzolini |
Autore | Mazzolini Elizabeth <1973-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tuscaloosa, Alabama : , : The University of Alabama Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (183 p.) |
Disciplina | 304.2 |
Collana | Rhetoric, Culture, and Social Critique |
Soggetto topico |
Mountaineering - Social aspects - Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)
Mountaineering - Moral and ethical aspects - Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) |
ISBN | 0-8173-8912-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction : Extremity and Ambivalence -- Breathless Subjects : Authenticity and Oxygen -- Exaggerated Energy : Utility and Food -- Heightened Stakes: Individuality and Communication -- Sublime-o-Rama : Extremity and IMAX -- Redefining Access : Ability and Money -- Conclusion : The Power of the Example. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797525803321 |
Mazzolini Elizabeth <1973->
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Tuscaloosa, Alabama : , : The University of Alabama Press, , 2015 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Everest effect : nature, culture, ideology / / Elizabeth Mazzolini |
Autore | Mazzolini Elizabeth <1973-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tuscaloosa, Alabama : , : The University of Alabama Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (183 p.) |
Disciplina | 304.2 |
Collana | Rhetoric, Culture, and Social Critique |
Soggetto topico |
Mountaineering - Social aspects - Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)
Mountaineering - Moral and ethical aspects - Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) |
ISBN | 0-8173-8912-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction : Extremity and Ambivalence -- Breathless Subjects : Authenticity and Oxygen -- Exaggerated Energy : Utility and Food -- Heightened Stakes: Individuality and Communication -- Sublime-o-Rama : Extremity and IMAX -- Redefining Access : Ability and Money -- Conclusion : The Power of the Example. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810598803321 |
Mazzolini Elizabeth <1973->
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Tuscaloosa, Alabama : , : The University of Alabama Press, , 2015 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Himalayan dreaming : Australian mountaineering in the great ranges of Asia, 1922-1990 / / Will Steffen |
Autore | Steffen Will |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory : , : The Australian National University, , 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (610 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 796.522095496 |
Soggetto topico |
Mountaineering - Himalaya Mountains - History
Mountaineers - Australia |
ISBN |
9781921666179 (ebook)
9781921666162 (paperback) |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Preliminary; Preface; Terminology; Explanatory notes; Acknowledgments; Part 1: Deep history-the early days; 1. Unlikely mountaineers; 2. An outspoken Australian; 3. Quiet years; 4. The killing hills; Part 2: On top-first major Aussie triumphs; 5. Pilgrimage to the silver god; 6. Upwardly mobile young men; 7. Long necks on Dunagiri; Part 3: Everest I-success against all odds; 8. A powerful partnership; 9. Everest apprentices; 10. Tough trials; 11. Patience and persistence; 12. An unforgettable face; Maps; Images; Part 4: Combat zone-soldiers in the mountains; 13. A colonel's dream
14. Ordered to climb15. By the book; 16. An arranged marriage; 17. Training on the big ones; Part 5: Team building-mail-order mountaineers; 18. Climbers wanted; 19. Turkeys on ice; 20. Innocence lost; Part 6: Everest II-the bicentennial ascent; 21. A strained relationship; 22. ABEE: the climb; 23. ABEE: an analysis; Part 7: Peak performance-tough climbs on big mountains; 24. Master of all trades; 25. An even score; 26. A quiet achiever; Part 8: New summits-beyond the trade routes; 27. Small is beautiful; 28. Where are the women?; 29. A Himalayan grand slam; Epilogue; Bibliography; Appendix |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910141779503321 |
Steffen Will
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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory : , : The Australian National University, , 2010 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Himalayan dreaming : Australian mountaineering in the great ranges of Asia, 1922-1990 / / Will Steffen |
Autore | Steffen Will |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory : , : The Australian National University, , 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (610 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 796.522095496 |
Soggetto topico |
Mountaineering - Himalaya Mountains - History
Mountaineers - Australia |
ISBN |
9781921666179 (ebook)
9781921666162 (paperback) |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Preliminary; Preface; Terminology; Explanatory notes; Acknowledgments; Part 1: Deep history-the early days; 1. Unlikely mountaineers; 2. An outspoken Australian; 3. Quiet years; 4. The killing hills; Part 2: On top-first major Aussie triumphs; 5. Pilgrimage to the silver god; 6. Upwardly mobile young men; 7. Long necks on Dunagiri; Part 3: Everest I-success against all odds; 8. A powerful partnership; 9. Everest apprentices; 10. Tough trials; 11. Patience and persistence; 12. An unforgettable face; Maps; Images; Part 4: Combat zone-soldiers in the mountains; 13. A colonel's dream
14. Ordered to climb15. By the book; 16. An arranged marriage; 17. Training on the big ones; Part 5: Team building-mail-order mountaineers; 18. Climbers wanted; 19. Turkeys on ice; 20. Innocence lost; Part 6: Everest II-the bicentennial ascent; 21. A strained relationship; 22. ABEE: the climb; 23. ABEE: an analysis; Part 7: Peak performance-tough climbs on big mountains; 24. Master of all trades; 25. An even score; 26. A quiet achiever; Part 8: New summits-beyond the trade routes; 27. Small is beautiful; 28. Where are the women?; 29. A Himalayan grand slam; Epilogue; Bibliography; Appendix |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910765997603321 |
Steffen Will
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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory : , : The Australian National University, , 2010 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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