Leisure Cultures and the Making of Modern Ski Resorts

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Strobl, Philipp (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Podkalicka, Aneta (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Global Culture and Sport Series,
• Subjects: Sports-Sociological aspects.; Civilization-History.; Mass media.; Communication.; Culture.; Sociology of Sport and Leisure.; Cultural History.; Media Sociology.; Sociology of Culture.

This edited volume offers an historical perspective on the creation of a global mass industry around skiing. By focusing on the ski resort as loci par excellence for global exchange, the contributors consider the development of skiing around the world during the crucial post-war years. With its glob...