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False summit : gender in mountaineering nonfiction / Julie Rak.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rak, Julie, 1966- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mountains in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (281 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- The race to climb Everest catapulted mountain climbing, with its accompanying images of conquest and sport, into the public sphere on a global scale. But as a metaphor for the pinnacle of human achievement, mountaineering remains the preserve of traditional white male heroism. Exploring classic and lesser-known expedition accounts from Everest, K2, and Annapurna, False Summit helps us understand why mountaineering remains one of the most important ways to articulate gender identities and politics.
- Contents:
- Leadership and Gender on Annapurna
- K2: The Gendered Rope
- Everest and Authenticity
- Everest: Gender Politics and the 1996 Disaster.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780228007739
- 0228007739
- 9780228007722
- 0228007720
- OCLC:
- 1226488725
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