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HISTORY OF THE ALPS, 1500 - 1900: ENVIRONMENT, DEVELOPMENT, AND SOCIETY
West Virginia University Press, 2009 eISBN: 978-1-935978-13-8 | Paper: 978-1-933202-34-1 | Cloth: 978-1-933202-41-9 Library of Congress Classification DQ823.5.M3813 2009 Dewey Decimal Classification 949.47
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
In the 1700s, Jean-Jacques Rousseau celebrated the Alps as the quintessence of the triumph of nature over the “horrors” of civilization. Now available in English, History of the Alps, 1500-1900: Environment, Development, and Society provides a precise history of one of the greatest mountain range systems in the world. Jon Mathieu’s work disproves a number of commonly held notions about the Alps, positioning them as neither an inversion of lowland society nor a world apart with respect to Europe. Mathieu’s broad historical portrait addresses both the economic and sociopolitical—exploring the relationship between population levels, development, and the Alpine environment, as well as the complex links between agrarian structure, society, and the development of modern civilization. More detailed analysis examines the relationship between various agrarian structures and shifting political configurations, several aspects of family history between the late Middle Ages and the turn of the twentieth century, and exploration of the Savoy, Grisons, and Carinthia regions. See other books on: 1500 - 1900 | Alps | Economic development | Mountains | Population See other titles from West Virginia University Press |
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HISTORY OF THE ALPS, 1500 - 1900: ENVIRONMENT, DEVELOPMENT, AND SOCIETY
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | REVIEWS | TOC
West Virginia University Press, 2009
eISBN: 978-1-935978-13-8
Paper: 978-1-933202-34-1
Cloth: 978-1-933202-41-9
eISBN: 978-1-935978-13-8
Paper: 978-1-933202-34-1
Cloth: 978-1-933202-41-9
In the 1700s, Jean-Jacques Rousseau celebrated the Alps as the quintessence of the triumph of nature over the “horrors” of civilization. Now available in English, History of the Alps, 1500-1900: Environment, Development, and Society provides a precise history of one of the greatest mountain range systems in the world. Jon Mathieu’s work disproves a number of commonly held notions about the Alps, positioning them as neither an inversion of lowland society nor a world apart with respect to Europe. Mathieu’s broad historical portrait addresses both the economic and sociopolitical—exploring the relationship between population levels, development, and the Alpine environment, as well as the complex links between agrarian structure, society, and the development of modern civilization. More detailed analysis examines the relationship between various agrarian structures and shifting political configurations, several aspects of family history between the late Middle Ages and the turn of the twentieth century, and exploration of the Savoy, Grisons, and Carinthia regions.
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | REVIEWS | TOC
