Making Meaning Out of Mountains

The Political Ecology of Skiing

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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Mountains bear the imprint of human activity. Scars from logging andsurface mining sit alongside national parks and ski lodges. Althoughthe environmental effects of extractive industries are well known,skiing is more likely to bring to mind images of luxury, wealth, andhealth.In Making Meaning out of Mountains, Mark Stoddart draws oninterviews, field observations, and media analysis to reveal themultiple, often conflicting meanings attached to skiing in BritishColumbia. Corporate leaders promote the industry as sustainabledevelopment, while environmentalists and some First Nations argue thatskiing sacrifices wildlife habitats and traditional lands to tourismand corporate gain. Skiers themselves appreciate the opportunity tocommune with nature but are concerned about skiing'senvironmental impact.This multilayered analysis not only challenges us to reflect moreseriously on skiing's negative effects, it also brings to lighthow certain groups came to be viewed as the "natural"inhabitants and legitimate managers of mountain environments.

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Utgivningsdatum:2013-01-01
Mått:152 x 229 x undefined mm
Vikt:360 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:University of British Columbia Press
ISBN:9780774821971
Utmärkelser:Winner of Early Investigator Award, Canadian Sociological Association 2014 (Canada)

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Mark C.J. Stoddart is an assistant professor ofsociology at Memorial University of Newfoundland.

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Stoddart provides an insightful examination of skiing from the perspective of ecopolitics...a unique study. Recommended. (CHOICE, Vol. 50 No. 03)

Innehållsförteckning

1 Introduction: The Attractive Economy of Skiing2 Skiing Naturecultures and the Mountainous Sublime3 Cyborg Skiers and Snowy Collectives4 Environmental Subjectivity and the Ecopolitics of Skiing5 Skiing and Social Power6 Conclusion: Toward a Political Ecology of Skiing7 Epilogue: The 2010 Olympics and the Ecopolitics of SnowNotesBibliography Index

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Making Meaning Out of Mountains

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AvMark C.J. Stoddart

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357 kr

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Beskrivning

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-01-01
Mått:152 x 229 x undefined mm
Vikt:360 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:University of British Columbia Press
ISBN:9780774821971
Utmärkelser:Winner of Early Investigator Award, Canadian Sociological Association 2014 (Canada)

Utforska kategorier

Mer om författaren

Mark C.J. Stoddart is an assistant professor ofsociology at Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Recensioner i media

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Innehållsförteckning

1 Introduction: The Attractive Economy of Skiing2 Skiing Naturecultures and the Mountainous Sublime3 Cyborg Skiers and Snowy Collectives4 Environmental Subjectivity and the Ecopolitics of Skiing5 Skiing and Social Power6 Conclusion: Toward a Political Ecology of Skiing7 Epilogue: The 2010 Olympics and the Ecopolitics of SnowNotesBibliography Index