The Carpathians : discovering the highlands of Poland and Ukraine /

A study of how three discrete mountain ranges within the Carpathian Mountain system, the Tatras, eastern Carpathians and Bieszczady Mountains, together with their indigenous highlanders (Górale, Hutsuls, Boikos and Lemkos), were discovered and turned into popular tourist destinations by Poles and Uk...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Dabrowski, Patrice M., 1960- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Ithaca, New York : Northern Illinois University Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, [2021]
Series:	NIU series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian studies.
Subjects:	Carpathian Mountains > Discovery and exploration. Tatra Mountains (Slovakia and Poland) > Discovery and exploration. Beshchady Mountains (Poland and Ukraine) > Discovery and exploration. Carpathian Mountains > History > 19th century. Carpathian Mountains > History > 20th century. Tatra Mountains (Slovakia and Poland) > History > 19th century. Tatra Mountains (Slovakia and Poland) > History > 20th century. Beshchady Mountains (Poland and Ukraine) > History > 19th century. Beshchady Mountains (Poland and Ukraine) > History > 20th century.

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Summary:	A study of how three discrete mountain ranges within the Carpathian Mountain system, the Tatras, eastern Carpathians and Bieszczady Mountains, together with their indigenous highlanders (Górale, Hutsuls, Boikos and Lemkos), were discovered and turned into popular tourist destinations by Poles and Ukrainians in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Physical Description:	xvi, 270 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781501759673 1501759671