{"product_id":"the-carpathians-9781501759673","title":"The Carpathians","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Carpathians\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Patrice M. Dabrowski narrates how three highland ranges of the mountain system found in present-day Poland, Slovakia, and Ukraine were discovered for a broader regional public.\u003c\/b\u003e This is a story of how the Tatras, Eastern Carpathians, and Bieszczady Mountains went from being terra incognita to becoming the popular tourist destinations they are today. It is a story of the encounter of Polish and Ukrainian lowlanders with the wild, sublime highlands and with the indigenous highlandersGórale, Hutsuls, Boikos, and Lemkosand how these peoples were incorporated into a national narrative as the territories were transformed into a native\/national landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe set of microhistories in this book occur from about 1860 to 1980, a time in which nations and states concerned themselves with the frontier at the edge. Discoverers not only became enthralled with what were perceived as their own highlands but also availed themselves of the mountain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Carpathians\u003c\/i\u003e is, in many ways, a pioneering effort, one that will hopefully put the Carpathians back on historians' mental maps and pave the way for further studies.\u003c\/p\u003e * History:Reviews of New Books *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDabrowski is admirably open-minded and even-handed in explaining the perspectives of different actors and the visions of the highlands that they articulated. While engaging in ongoing, nuanced exploration of the relationship between the local and the national, she is attentive to those, such as the Jewish residents of the region, who could never quite speak on behalf of either local society or the nation but nonetheless played significant roles in the mutual constitution of both\u003c\/p\u003e * H-net Poland *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatrice M. Dabrowski has written an excellent book on a topic that has been long neglected. With the publication of The Carpathians, this major mountain range is finally beginning to catch up with the Alps and the Pyrenees as another kind of borderland that offers scholars a unique perspective on the development of modern national identities and everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e * Slavic Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart I: The Tatra Mountains of Galicia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. Where Freedom Awaits\u003cbr\u003e 2. On the Mountain Pass\u003cbr\u003e 3. Transforming the Tatras\u003cbr\u003e 4. Turn-of-the-Century Innovations\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart II: The Eastern Carpathians of Galicia and the Second Polish Republic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Hutsul Region and the Hand of Civilization\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Advent of the Railway\u003cbr\u003e 7. A New Alpine Club\u003cbr\u003e 8. A Poland of Regions\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart III: The Bieszczady Mountains of the Polish People's Republic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 9. A Novel Wilderness\u003cbr\u003e 10. Tourism for the Masses\u003cbr\u003e 11. Battling for the Soul of the Bieszczady\u003cbr\u003e 12. Power, Ecology, and the Public Sphere\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409354006871,"sku":"9781501759673","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501759673.jpg?v=1730506527","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-carpathians-9781501759673","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}