Ski Style: Sport and Culture in the Rockies Tapa dura - 2004

University Press of Kansas, 2004. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University Press of Kansas, 2004. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University Press of Kansas. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 2004. P5 - A first edition (complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by Annie Gilbert Coleman to previous owner on the title page in good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has wrinkling, chipping, crease, and some tiny tears and peeling on the edges and corners, small tear on the spine, some scattered light scratches, wrinkling, scuffing and rubbing, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, wrinkling on the spine edges, some dog-eared pages, scattered highlighting, light discoloration and shelf wear. CultureAmerica, Karal Ann Marling and Erika Doss, series editors. 9.25"x6.25", 299 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Visitors to Colorado's famous ski resorts embrace alpine adventures, luxurious amenities, and a glamorous nightlife, all against a backdrop of towering mountains and high-drifted snow. Wherever they go in search of fresh powder, one thing is certain: skiing has become a major… Leer más

Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2004. First Printing. Hardcover. 0700613412 . xii, 299pp, index, bibliography, notes, many b/w photos. A cultural history of skiing in the Colorado area and how the ski industry in America built upon its European roots. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

University Press of Kansas. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Fine . 6x1x9. Annie Coleman has written the first cultural history of skiing in the United States, telling how this European sport evolved into an American industry combining recreation, tourism, consumption, and wilderness—along with a solid dose of exhilaration and a dash of celebrity. She reveals how the meaning of skiing changed over the twentieth century, how sport and leisure in America came to be about status and style as much as about physical activity, and how modern consumer culture merged the mythic West with real western places.Coleman traces skiing from its Norse roots and Alpine influences through the utility of ski travel in the winter Rockies to the rise of Colorado resorts. Much more than a history of the sport, her work explains how the recreation industry sold the experience of skiing and created mythic mountain landscapes with real problems—and a ski culture that exalts celebrity… Leer más

University Press of Kansas, 2004-10-01. Hardcover. Used:Good.

Hardback. New. Annie Coleman has written the first cultural history of skiing in the United States, telling how this European sport evolved into an American industry combining recreation, tourism, consumption, and wildness.

Univ Pr of Kansas, 2004. Hardcover. New. illustrated edition. 299 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.00 inches.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.