Die dritte Dimension

This book examines the diverse world of mountains and their development over the past 500 years. It makes the first attempt to explore the three-dimensionality of the Earth from a historical and humanistic perspective. The starting point is the UN Conference on the Environment in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, where mountains were officially recognized as a topic of global concern. Important prerequisites for this recognition were established during the Early Modern period and the 19th century, when European societies transcended traditional boundaries. The author begins by investigating these long-term processes in science, culture, and politics that have changed our attitudes toward mountainous regions. He then addresses historical issues that are currently being debated in recent research and places them in a comparative framework. The topics examined include: 1.