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Vertical Margins: Mountaineering and the Landscapes of Neo-Imperialism »
Authors: Reuben J. Ellis
ISBN-13: 9780299170042, ISBN-10: 0299170047
Format: Paperback
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Date Published: November 2001
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: Reuben J. Ellis
Book Synopsis
Experienced mountaineer Ellis (English, Prescott College, Arizona) suggests that behind the lingering romantic ideal of spirituality and individual adventure in the mountains, accounts reveal a less pure side to mountain climbing, which he places firmly within the neo-imperialist tendencies of the early 20th century. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Table of Contents
| Dedicatory Preface | ||
| Acknowledgments | ||
| Introduction: The Cheerful Denial of Empire | 3 | |
| 1 | Where the Map Is Still Blank | 17 |
| 2 | Halford Mackinder's African Pivot | 52 |
| 3 | Annie Smith Peck and the Economic Apex | 95 |
| 4 | John Baptist Noel, a Summit Photograph | 135 |
| Epilogue: F6 | 175 | |
| Notes | 189 | |
| Works Cited | 210 | |
| Index | 221 |
Subjects
Fiction Books & Literature
Literary Criticism General & Miscellaneous Literary Criticism
Sports & Adventure Mountaineering Mountaineering expeditions
Sports & Adventure Mountaineering Mountaineering in literature
Sports & Adventure Outdoor & Adventure Sports Mountaineering - General & Miscellaneous
Literary Criticism General & Miscellaneous Literary CriticismSports & Adventure
Mountaineering Mountaineering expeditionsSports & Adventure
Mountaineering Mountaineering in literatureSports & Adventure
Outdoor & Adventure Sports Mountaineering - General & Miscellaneous