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The Alps

Andrew Beattie

2006246 pagesabout 4–6 hours
2006
first published
  • 2006Signal · 246 pages · ENGISBN 9781904955245
  • 2006Oxford University Press, USA · 272 pages · ENGISBN 9780195309553

Synopsis: 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.

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