Alps: References & Edit History
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Assorted References
- comparison with Carpathian Mountains
- crossing by Hannibal
- formation during Alpine orogeny
- geology of Europe
- influence on bird migration patterns
- karst landscape
- mountaineering
- tunnels
- use of alphorn
- In alphorn
exploration by
- Coolidge
- Whymper
hydrology of
- Reichenbach Falls
- Rhine River
- Rhône River
physiography of
- Austria
- Europe
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Switzerland
Additional Reading
General descriptive studies of the Alps include such classic works as Paul Veyret and Germaine Veyret, Au Coeur de l’Europe, les Alpes (1967); Paul Veyret, Les Alpes (1972); Günter Glauert, Die Alpen, eine Einführung in die Landeskunde (1975); and The Alps (1984), an illustrated multilanguage work published under the auspices of the 25th International Geographical Congress. Works on physical geography include Léon W. Collet, The Structure of the Alps, 2nd ed. (1935, reprinted 1974), which sets forth the theory of the nappes; Ernst Kraus, Die Baugeschichte der Alpen, 2 vol. (1951), which provides a geologic synthesis; and Albrecht Penck and Eduard Brückner, Die Alpen im Eiszeitalter, 3 vol. (1901–09), which traces the history of glaciation. Peter Cebon (ed.), Views from the Alps: Regional Perspectives on Climate Change (1998), treats the effects of global warming.
Among works on human geography are Pierre Gabert, Les Alpes et les états alpins (1965); Michel Cépède and E.S. Abensour, Rural Problems in the Alpine Region, an International Study (1961); and Pier Paolo Viazzo, Upland Communities: Environment, Population, and Social Structure in the Alps Since the Sixteenth Century (1989). Pierre George and Jean Tricart, L’Europe centrale (1954), includes information on economic development of the region in the first half of the 20th century. Other regional economic studies include Paul Veyret and Germaine Veyret, Atlas et géographie des Alpes françaises (1979); Aubrey Diem (ed.), The Mont Blanc-Pennine Region (1984); Ernst A. Brugger, et al. (eds.), The Transformation of Swiss Mountain Regions (1984), a detailed survey; and Aubrey Diem, Switzerland: Land, People, Economy (1986). The historical character of the region is explored in Paul Guichonnet (ed.), Histoire et civilisations des Alpes, 2 vol. (1980); and Ludwig Pauli, The Alps: Archaeology and Early History (1984; originally published in German, 1980).
Helmut Dumler and Willi P. Burkhardt, The High Mountains of the Alps (1994), is a guidebook focused on mountaineering. Stephen Lee, The Alps (1991); and Nicholas Shoumatoff and Nina Shoumatoff, The Alps: Europe’s Mountain Heart (2001), offer broad overviews for the general reader.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: World Wide Fund For Nature - The European Alps. | Jan 05, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: History Today - National Gallery: The Alps. | Dec 22, 2022 | ||
| Media added. | Oct 29, 2020 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Jan 16, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Easy Science for Kids - The Alps. | Jan 11, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: World Wide Fund For Nature - The European Alps. | Jun 03, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Quatr.us - Where are the Alps? | Jun 03, 2016 | ||
| Added video. | May 12, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Geography - The Alps. | Sep 18, 2011 | ||
| Geologic time data updated. | Sep 24, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jul 23, 2008 | ||
| Bibliography revised and updated. | Jul 23, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Geography - Alpine lakes. | Jul 17, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Peakbagger - Southern Alps. | May 11, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |