Leisure cultures and the making of modern ski resorts /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Other Authors: Strobl, Philipp (Philipp Luis) (Editor), Podkalicka, Aneta (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]
Series:Global culture and sport.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Acknowledgements; Contents; Notes on Contributors; 1: Skiing Transnational: Cultures, Practices, and Ideas on the Move; A Short History of Skiing: The Case of Transformation and Translation; Skiing's Entangled Histories: A Transnational Account; A Lacuna in Research; Theorising the Cultures of Skiing as Translation; 2: Going Downhill? The Industrialisation of Skiing from the 1930s to the 1970s; The Birth of Modern Skiing; Stimulating Demand; Increasing Supply; Conclusion; 3: Slippery Slopes: Skiing, Fashion, and Intrigue in 1960s Film; Synopses; The International James Bond
  • Technologies: Jet Travel, Film-Making, and SkiingPlayboy and Cosmopolitan: Skiing, Sex, and Singles; Fashion: High Adventure, High Altitudes, and High Style; On the Move: The 1960s Woman; 4: Mount Uludağ: The Making of Turkey's St. Moritz; The Emergence of Ski Culture and Early Years of Skiing on Mount Uludağ; The Modernisation of Skiing and the Making of Mount Uludağ; Conclusion; 5: Skiing Through Time: Articulating a Landscape Heritage of Swedish Cross-Country Skiing; Introduction; Theory and Method; The Articulation of Cross-Country Skiing Resorts; Vålådalen; Hindås; Vasaloppet Arena
  • Articulating a Rational Training Landscape in the 1950sDiscussion; 6: Arlberg: The Creation of a Resort and the Transfer of Knowledge; Introduction; The Geography of the Arlberg; The "Arlberg Brand"; Alberg's First Ski Lifts; Economic Structure of the Ski Lifts; Ski Lift Development in the Post-war Period; Skiing Instruction and the Export of Know-How; Conclusion; 7: American Bucks and Austrian Buccaneers: Sun Valley-The Making of America's First Winter Resort; Winter Tourism; Sun Valley: The Making of the First American Ski Resort
  • The Second World War: The Role of Austrian Skiers in the 10th Mountain Division and the Diffusion of Skiing in the United StatesPost Second World War; 8: "We Want to Be More Like the West": Skiing for All in the 1950s-1970s Poland; Introduction; Skiing as a Manifestation of Cultural Practices; Methodology; The Post-war Skiing Was a Return to Normality; The 1960s Development Plans and Public Needs; The 1970s: Wistful Westward Glance; Conclusion; 9: From Niche Sport to Mass Tourism: Transnational Lives in Australia's Thredbo Resort; Skiing in Australia Until the 1950s; The "Ideal Ski Resort"
  • The SyndicateThe Realisation; Internationalisation and Growth; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index