L'esprit de l'alpinisme : : Une sociologie de l'excellence en alpinisme, du xixe siècle au début du xxie siècle / / Delphine Moraldo.

Why do great mountaineers turn away from Everest? Why do they reject the use of artificial oxygen on certain Himalayan summits? Why do they risk their lives for a new ascent? How come they are mostly men - and, until recently, men from the social elites? Ever the theatre of drama, purveyor of heroes...

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Place / Publishing House:Lyon : : ENS Éditions,, 2021.
Year of Publication:2021
Language:French
Series:Sociétés, espaces, temps
Physical Description:1 online resource (372 pages).
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