
History of the Alps, 1500 - 1900
Environment, Development, and Society
Jon Mathieu(Author)
West Virginia University Press
Published on 30. April 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
284 pages
978-1-933202-34-1 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Morganstown
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
418 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-933202-34-1 (9781933202341)
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Jon Mathieu is Professor of History at the University of Lucerne, Switzerland founding director of the Institute of Alpine History at the University of Lugano (Universite della Svizzera Italiana).
Matthew Vester is Associate professor in the Department of History at West Virginia University, USA.
Matthew Vester is Associate professor in the Department of History at West Virginia University, USA.