The Pyrenees In The Modern Era
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Author | : Martyn Lyons |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2018-02-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1350024791 |
This original study examines different incarnations of the Pyrenees, beginning with the assumptions of 18th-century geologists, who treated the mountains like a laboratory, and romantic 19th-century tourists and habitués of the spa resorts, who went in search of the picturesque and the sublime. The book analyses the individual visions of the heroic Pyrenees which in turn fascinated 19th-century mountaineers and the racing cyclists of the early Tour de France. Martyn Lyons also investigates the role of the Pyrenees during the Second World War as an escape route from Nazi-occupied France, when for thousands of refugees these dangerous borderlands became 'the mountains of liberty', and considers the place of the Pyrenees in recent times right up to the present day. Drawing on travel writing, press reports and scientific texts in several languages, The Pyrenees in the Modern Era explores both the French and Spanish sides of the Pyrenees to provide a nuanced historical understanding of the cultural construction of one of Europe's most prominent border regions. This book will be of great interest to scholars and students of Europe's cultural history in a transnational context.
Author | : Martyn Lyons |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 279 |
Release | : 2018-02-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1350024805 |
This original study examines different incarnations of the Pyrenees, beginning with the assumptions of 18th-century geologists, who treated the mountains like a laboratory, and romantic 19th-century tourists and habitués of the spa resorts, who went in search of the picturesque and the sublime. The book analyses the individual visions of the heroic Pyrenees which in turn fascinated 19th-century mountaineers and the racing cyclists of the early Tour de France. Martyn Lyons also investigates the role of the Pyrenees during the Second World War as an escape route from Nazi-occupied France, when for thousands of refugees these dangerous borderlands became 'the mountains of liberty', and considers the place of the Pyrenees in recent times right up to the present day. Drawing on travel writing, press reports and scientific texts in several languages, The Pyrenees in the Modern Era explores both the French and Spanish sides of the Pyrenees to provide a nuanced historical understanding of the cultural construction of one of Europe's most prominent border regions. This book will be of great interest to scholars and students of Europe's cultural history in a transnational context.
Author | : Sir Adolphus William Ward |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 994 |
Release | : 1907 |
Genre | : History, Modern |
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Total Pages | : 1062 |
Release | : 1907 |
Genre | : History, Modern |
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Author | : John Lord |
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Total Pages | : 1294 |
Release | : 1921 |
Genre | : History |
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Total Pages | : 696 |
Release | : 1904 |
Genre | : Jews |
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Author | : Derek Hastings |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 361 |
Release | : 2018-02-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1474213413 |
Nationalism has been, without question, one of the most potent political and cultural forces within Europe since the late-18th century. Placing particular emphasis on transnational and comparative links, Nationalism in Modern Europe provides a clear and accessible history of the development of nationalism in Europe from the French Revolution to the present. The book situates nationalist ideas and movements in Europe firmly within the context of other signifiers of identity and belonging – such as religion, race, and gender – while also providing comprehensive geographic coverage across Europe. It incorporates recent historiographical trends and debates as part of the discussion and includes 13 images, 9 maps and a range of primary source excerpts for classroom use. It is an essential volume for all students of the history of nationalism in modern Europe and a useful text for anyone seeking to know more about modern European history in general.
Author | : Israel Smith Clare |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 346 |
Release | : 1906 |
Genre | : World history |
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Author | : Peter Fredet |
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Total Pages | : 780 |
Release | : 1893 |
Genre | : History, Modern |
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Author | : John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Baron Acton |
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Total Pages | : 912 |
Release | : 1904 |
Genre | : Enlightenment |
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"The Cambridge Modern History" is a comprehensive modern history of the world, beginning with the 15th century age of Discovery, published by the Cambridge University Press in the United Kingdom and also in the United States.