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Perception of the Alps in European cultural history
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zopemaster
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published
Mar 09, 2006
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:05 AM
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history,
literature,
society, culture
As a research report the book Die Alpen! Les Alpes! published by Jon Mathieu and Simona Boscani Leoni looks at the way in which the Alps have been perceived in European cultural history since the Renaissance. The research project comprises a Swiss and an international section and proceeds from the assumption that the Alpine discourse differs more from one country to the next than was previously thought.
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55th international mountain film festival in Trento
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zopemaster
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published
Feb 01, 2007
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:20 AM
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filed under:
cinema,
society, culture,
literature,
society, culture
The Trento Film Festival is being held in Trento/I from 24 April to 6 May 2007 for the 55th time. Topical documentary and feature films are to be screened in four categories, with awards going to the best.
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BergBuchBrig
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zopemaster
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published
Aug 30, 2007
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM
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literature,
society, culture
Montagnalibri, the international mountain-book fair, is to be held for the second time in Brig in the Valais/CH from 25 to 28 October 2007. BergBuchBrig presents over 1,000 new books from 30 countries in a variety of languages. All the specialist books, literary works, picture books, guides, etc., relate to the world of the mountains.
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A new forum for mountain book enthusiasts
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zopemaster
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published
Jan 31, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM
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information systems,
literature,
society, culture
Anyone wanting to share their opinions or impressions of a mountain book they have read now have a new medium to do so.
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New publication on alpine landscapes
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zopemaster
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published
Jan 31, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM
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filed under:
landscape conservation/support,
landscape,
literature,
society, culture
The December 2007 issue of the bilingual La revue de géographie alpine / Journal of Alpine Research focuses on the Forum Alpinum held in April 2007, which was dedicated to the topic of landscape development in mountain areas.
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New publication: "Mapping the Alps"
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zopemaster
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published
Jun 19, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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information systems,
literature,
society, culture
With its international data sets and maps, this recently published atlas of the Alps provides a solid and up-to-date basis for a wide range of questions relating to the Alpine region. The editors see their work as a tool for studying the differences and the rapid pace of change in terms of place and society, which is so typical of the Alpine region in particular.
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Browsing the essence of 58 Alpine projects
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zopemaster
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published
Feb 26, 2009
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:19 AM
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filed under:
INTERREG,
development/support measures,
literature,
society, culture
The Alpine Space Programme Interreg III B ran from 2000 to 2006. During that time 700 partners from 33 regions carried out a total of 58 projects with funds of around €120 million.
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A guide to the Alpine Convention
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zopemaster
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published
Apr 23, 2009
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:19 AM
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Alpine Convention,
international treaties,
literature,
society, culture,
sustainable development
The Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention recently published a book in five languages (de, en, fr, it, sl) entitled The Alps: Eight Countries, A Single Territory.
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History of the Alps now also in English
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zopemaster
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published
May 20, 2009
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:26 AM
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history,
literature,
society, culture
Jon Mathieu's book entitled in German Geschichte der Alpen, 1500-1900: Umwelt, Entwicklung und Gesellschaft is now available in an English translation.
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New publications on transport in the Alpine area
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zopemaster
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published
Jun 25, 2009
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM
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filed under:
transalpine goods transport,
literature,
society, culture,
transalpine transport
Three publications on the outcomes of the latest study initiatives on transport in mountain regions have been recently published by the European Academy EURAC in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of the Environment.
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