"Mountain of destiny" : Nanga Parbat and its path into the German imagination /: Nanga Parbat and its path into the German imagination. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Harald Höbusch.
• Authors: Höbusch, Harald
• Contents: I. Mountains in the German Imagination 1919-53 -- Between the Wars (1919-39) -- The postwar years (1945-53) -- II. Imprinting Nanga Parbat -- Reading defeat -- Narrating success -- III. Imagi(ni)ng the German "Mountain of destiny" -- Hiding the obvious -- Seeing the unseen.
• Publisher Details: Rochester, New York : Camden House
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 796.522095491/3; Mountaineering -- Pakistan -- Nanga Parbat -- History -- 20th century; Mountaineers -- Pakistan -- Nanga Parbat -- History -- 20th century; Mountaineers -- Germany -- History -- 20th century; Alpinistes -- Pākistān -- Nānga Parbat -- Histoire -- 20e siècle; Alpinistes -- Allemagne -- Histoire -- 20e siècle; GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports; SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects; SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays; SPORTS & RECREATION -- History; SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference; TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Nanga Parbat (Pakistan) -- History -- 20th century; Nānga Parbat (Pākistān) -- Histoire -- 20e siècle; Germany; Pakistan -- Nanga Parbat; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781782047063; 1782047069
• Related ISBNs: 9781571139580; 1571139583
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.