{"product_id":"imperial-ascent-peter-l-bayers-9780870817168","title":"Imperial Ascent: Mountaineering, Masculinity, and Empire","description":"The thrills and chills of mountaineering literature have long attracted a devoted audience of serious climbers, adventure-seekers, and armchair enthusiasts. In recent decades, scholars have come to view these tales of prowess and fortitude as texts laden with ideological meaning. In \u003ci\u003eImperial Ascent\u003c\/i\u003e, a comparative study of seven such twentieth-century mountaineering narratives, Peter L. Bayers articulates the multiple and varied ways mountaineering and its literature have played in the formation and maintenance of national identity. By examining such works as Belmore Browne's \u003ci\u003eThe Conquest of Mount McKinley\u003c\/i\u003e and Sir John Hunt's \u003ci\u003eThe Ascent of Everest\u003c\/i\u003e, Bayers contends that for American and British climbers, mountaineering is tied to imperial ideology and dominant notions of masculinity.\u003cp\u003eAt the same time, he demonstrates how \u003ci\u003eTiger of the Snows, \u003c\/i\u003e, Sherpa Tenzing Norgay's account of climbing Mount Everest, undermines Western conceptions of mountaineering and imperialism. Throughout this theoretically informed critique, Bayers manages to retain the sense of awe and adventure inherent in the original works, making \u003ci\u003eImperial Ascent\u003c\/i\u003e a highly engaging read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter L. Bayers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0870817167\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780870817168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Colorado\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.42w x 0.67d","brand":"Peter L. Bayers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48087027908863,"sku":"9780870817168","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_15460bbc-839b-4af2-a8f1-e670c80ca429.jpg?v=1769097882","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/imperial-ascent-peter-l-bayers-9780870817168","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}