Other Everests
One Mountain, Many Worlds
Peter Hansen editor Paul Gilchrist editor Jonathan Westaway editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Manchester University Press
Publishing:26th Nov '24
£19.99
This title is due to be published on 26th November, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
A hundred years after the tragic 1924 British Everest expedition, this collection explores the wider social and cultural history of the mountain.
Mount Everest looms large in the popular imagination. Since the deaths of mountaineers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine in 1924, histories of the mountain have overwhelmingly focused on the mythologies of western male adventure and conquest. But there are many more stories waiting to be told.
Other Everests brings together new voices and perspectives on the historical and cultural significance of Everest in the modern world. The book shines a light on the overlooked role of local people and high-altitude workers, while also revealing the significant contributions women have made to climbing the mountain and writing its history. It explores the depiction of Everest in a range of media and investigates how the forces of nationalism and commercialism have shaped many different ‘Everests’.
After years of exploitation, Indigenous people are now reclaiming Mount Everest in the twenty-first century. Other Everests re-examines the past and present of the world’s highest peak, presenting an exciting vision of what Everest might become in the future.
'This book is an indispensable cornucopia of fresh Everest perspectives across a range of disciplines, edited by three of the best Everest academics around.'
Ed Douglas, author of Himalaya: A Human History
‘A huge milestone in scholarly research on Chomolungma/Mount Everest.’
Jon Mathieu, author of The Alps: An Environmental History
‘Jomolangma, Sagarmatha or Everest… however you might know the mountain, this is the book we all needed. It reflects the plurality of the world we live in, written from the vantage point of “Everest”.’
Pasang Yangjee Sherpa, Assistant Professor of Lifeways in Indigenous Asia, University of British Columbia
‘Finally, the history of the world’s highest mountain as the flashpoint of colonial ambition, dreams of national glory and mountaineering heroism gets the serious treatment and critique it deserves, with essays on expedition history, gender issues, climate change and more. Want to know more about Everest? Read this collection.’
Julie Rak, author of False Summit: Gender in Mountaineering Nonfiction
‘Everything you always wanted to know about climbing Mount Everest – that you won't find in the standard accounts.’
Maurice Isserman, co-author of Fallen Giants: Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of Empire to the Age of Extremes
‘Other Everests is a wide-ranging and absorbing set of essays that decisively reframes the received history of the world’s highest mountain.’
Stewart Weaver, author of Exploration: A Very Short Introduction
ISBN: 9781526179166
Dimensions: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
Weight: 470g
334 pages