EAN: 9783319920245

LEISURE CULTURES AND THE MAKING OF MODERN SKI R...

This edited volume offers an historical perspective on the creation of a global mass industry
around skiing. By focusing on the ski resort as loci par excellence for global exchange  the
contributors consider the development of skiing around the world during the crucial post-war
years. With its global lens  Leisure Cultures and the Making of Modern Ski Resorts highlights
both commonalities and differences between countries. Experts across various fields of research
cover developments across the ski-able world  from Europe  Asia and America to Australia.
Attention to media and material cultures reveals an insight into global fashions  consumption
and ski cultures  and the impact of mainstream media in the 1960s and 1970s. This global and
interdisciplinary approach will appeal to history  sociology  cultural and media research
scholars interested in a cultural history of skiing  as well as those with more broad interests
in globalization  consumption research  and knowledge transfer.

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