The Everest Effect

The Everest Effect
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Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Total Pages : 183
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ISBN-10 : 9780817318932
ISBN-13 : 0817318933
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Book Synopsis The Everest Effect by : Elizabeth Mazzolini

Download or read book The Everest Effect written by Elizabeth Mazzolini and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2015-10-31 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Everest Effect is an accessibly written cultural history of how nature, technology, and culture have worked together to turn Mount Everest into a powerful and ubiquitous physical measure of Western values.


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