Author: Alex H. Hutchinson
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368170317
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 278

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1872.

Author: Patrice M. Dabrowski
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501759698
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289

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In The Carpathians, Patrice M. Dabrowski narrates how three highland ranges of the mountain system found in present-day Poland, Slovakia, and Ukraine were discovered for a broader regional public. This is a story of how the Tatras, Eastern Carpathians, and Bieszczady Mountains went from being terra incognita to becoming the popular tourist destinations they are today. It is a story of the encounter of Polish and Ukrainian lowlanders with the wild, sublime highlands and with the indigenous highlanders—Górale, Hutsuls, Boikos, and Lemkos—and how these peoples were incorporated into a national narrative as the territories were transformed into a native/national landscape. The set of microhistories in this book occur from about 1860 to 1980, a time in which nations and states concerned themselves with the "frontier at the edge." Discoverers not only became enthralled with what were perceived as their own highlands but also availed themselves of the mountains as places to work out answers to the burning questions of the day. Each discovery led to a surge in mountain tourism and interest in the mountains and their indigenous highlanders. Although these mountains, essentially a continuation of the Alps, are Central and Eastern Europe's most prominent physical feature, politically they are peripheral. The Carpathians is the first book to deal with the northern slopes in such a way, showing how these discoveries had a direct impact on the various nation-building, state-building, and modernization projects. Dabrowski's history incorporates a unique blend of environmental history, borderlands studies, and the history of tourism and leisure.

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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 1362

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A weekly review of politics, literature, theology, and art.

Author: Astor Library
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Languages : en
Pages : 976

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Author: Leeds Library
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Languages : en
Pages : 756

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Author: Mudie's Library Ltd
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Languages : en
Pages : 240

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Author: Robert Henry Elliot
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 312

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Author: Mudie's Library Ltd
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Languages : en
Pages : 240

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Author: George John Whyte-Melville
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 288

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Languages : en
Pages : 382

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