Making Meaning Out of Mountains
The Political Ecology of Skiing
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Product details:
- Edition number Reprint
- Publisher UBC Press
- Date of Publication 1 January 2013
- ISBN 9780774821971
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages240 pages
- Size 229x152 mm
- Weight 360 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 10 b&w photos, 4 tables 0
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Short description:
Brings to the light the conflicting meanings attached to skiing by diverse groups in British Columbia.
MoreLong description:
Mountains bear the imprint of human activity. Scars from logging andsurface mining sit alongside national parks and ski lodges. Althoughthe environmental effects of extractive industries are well known,skiing is more likely to bring to mind images of luxury, wealth, andhealth.
In Making Meaning out of Mountains, Mark Stoddart draws oninterviews, field observations, and media analysis to reveal themultiple, often conflicting meanings attached to skiing in BritishColumbia. Corporate leaders promote the industry as sustainabledevelopment, while environmentalists and some First Nations argue thatskiing sacrifices wildlife habitats and traditional lands to tourismand corporate gain. Skiers themselves appreciate the opportunity tocommune with nature but are concerned about skiing?senvironmental impact.
This multilayered analysis not only challenges us to reflect moreseriously on skiing?s negative effects, it also brings to lighthow certain groups came to be viewed as the ?natural?inhabitants and legitimate managers of mountain environments.
Stoddart provides an insightful examination of skiing from the perspective of ecopolitics...a unique study. Recommended. More
Table of Contents:
1 Introduction: The Attractive Economy of Skiing
2 Skiing Naturecultures and the Mountainous Sublime
3 Cyborg Skiers and Snowy Collectives
4 Environmental Subjectivity and the Ecopolitics of Skiing
5 Skiing and Social Power
6 Conclusion: Toward a Political Ecology of Skiing
7 Epilogue: The 2010 Olympics and the Ecopolitics of Snow
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