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Die Kultur und der Sport des Skifahrens: Von der Antike bis zum Zweiten Weltkrieg von E.John B. Alle
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Artikelmerkmale
- Artikelzustand
- ISBN-13
- 9781558496019
- Book Title
- The Culture and Sport of Skiing
- ISBN
- 9781558496019
- Subject Area
- Sports & Recreation, History
- Publication Name
- Culture and Sport of Skiing : from Antiquity to World War Ll
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Subject
- Africa / General, Skiing, General
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Perfect
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Item Weight
- 20 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 384 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
ISBN-10
1558496017
ISBN-13
9781558496019
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57403970
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Culture and Sport of Skiing : from Antiquity to World War Ll
Subject
Africa / General, Skiing, General
Publication Year
2007
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Sports & Recreation, History
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
20 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2007-004223
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"No one alive today can equal E. John B. Allen in his meticulous, comprehensive historical research about skiing. . . . an unprecedented, immeasurably valuable contribution to the historical record." -- John Fry, "An excellent comprehensive history of the modernization of skiing from its origins to WW II. . . . The book is superbly researched--using primary sources in several languages--and beautifully illustrated (more than 50 graphics provide additional evidence). . . .Essential."--Choice"No one alive today can equal E. John B. Allen in his meticulous, comprehensive historical research about skiing. . . . an unprecedented, immeasurably valuable contribution to the historical record."--John Fry, author of The Story of Modern Skiing"An exemplary study. If sports history were a slalom, John Allen would get the gold."--Allen Guttmann, author of Sports: The First Five Millennia, "An excellent comprehensive history of the modernization of skiing from its origins to WW II. . . . The book is superbly researched--using primary sources in several languages--and beautifully illustrated (more than 50 graphics provide additional evidence). . . .Essential."-- Choice "No one alive today can equal E. John B. Allen in his meticulous, comprehensive historical research about skiing. . . . an unprecedented, immeasurably valuable contribution to the historical record."--John Fry, author of The Story of Modern Skiing "An exemplary study. If sports history were a slalom, John Allen would get the gold."--Allen Guttmann, author of Sports: The First Five Millennia, "An exemplary study. If sports history were a slalom, John Allen would get the gold." -- Allen Guttmann, An excellent comprehensive history of the modernization of skiing from its origins to WW II.... The book is superbly researched -- using primary sources in several languages -- and beautifully illustrated (more than 50 graphics provide additional evidence)....Essential., "An excellent comprehensive history of the modernization of skiing from its origins to WW II. . . . The book is superbly researched--using primary sources in several languages--and beautifully illustrated (more than 50 graphics provide additional evidence). . . .Essential."--Choice "No one alive today can equal E. John B. Allen in his meticulous, comprehensive historical research about skiing. . . . an unprecedented, immeasurably valuable contribution to the historical record."--John Fry, author of The Story of Modern Skiing "An exemplary study. If sports history were a slalom, John Allen would get the gold."--Allen Guttmann, author of Sports: The First Five Millennia
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
796.93
Synopsis
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 an exclusively utilitarian practice into the exhilarating modern sport we know today. E. John B. Allen places particular emphasis on the impact of culture on the development of skiing, from the influence of Norwegian nationalism to the role of the military in countries as far removed as Austria, India, and Japan. Although the focus is on Europe, Allen's analysis ranges all over the snow-covered world, from Algeria to China to Zakopane. He also discusses the participation of women and children in what for much of its history remained a male-dominated sport. Of all the individuals who contributed to the modernization of skiing before World War II, Allen identifies three who were especially influential: Fridtjof Nansen of Norway, whose explorations on skis paradoxically inspired the idea of skiing as sport; Arnold Lunn of England, whose invention of downhill skiing and the slalom were foundations of the sport's globalization; and Hannes Schneider, whose teachings introduced both speed and safety into the sport. Underscoring the extent to which ancient ways persisted despite modernization, the book ends with the Russo-Finnish War, a conflict in which the Finns, using equipment that would have been familiar a thousand years before, were able to maneuver in snow that had brought the mechanized Soviet army to a halt. More than fifty images not only illustrate this rich history but provide further opportunity for analysis of its cultural significance., 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 an exclusively utilitarian practice into the exhilarating modern sport we know today. E. John B. Allen places particular emphasis on the impact of culture on the development of skiing, from the influence of Norwegian nationalism to the role of the military in countries as far removed as Austria, India, and Japan. Although the focus is on Europe, Allen's analysis ranges all over the snow-covered world, from Algeria to China to Zakopane. He also discusses the participation of women and children in what for much of its history remained a male-dominated sport.Of all the individuals who contributed to the modernization of skiing before World War II, Allen identifies three who were especially influential: Fridtjof Nansen of Norway, whose explorations on skis paradoxically inspired the idea of skiing as sport; Arnold Lunn of England, whose invention of downhill skiing and the slalom were foundations of the sport's globalization; and Hannes Schneider, whose teachings introduced both speed and safety into the sport.Underscoring the extent to which ancient ways persisted despite modernization, the book ends with the Russo-Finnish War, a conflict in which the Finns, using equipment that would have been familiar a thousand years before, were able to maneuver in snow that had brought the mechanized Soviet army to a halt.More than fifty images not only illustrate this rich history but provide further opportunity for analysis of its cultural significance., Offering the history of skiing from its earliest origins to the outbreak of World War II, this book places emphasis on the impact of culture on the development of skiing, from the influence of Norwegian nationalism to the role of the military in countries as far removed as Austria, India, and Japan.
LC Classification Number
GV854.9.S63A45 2007
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