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Somalis Don't Climb Mountains: The Commercialization of Mount Everest

2007; Wiley; Volume: 40; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.0022-3840.2007.00357.x

1540-5931

Elizabeth Rosen,

Outdoor and Experiential Education

The Journal of Popular CultureVolume 40, Issue 1 p. 147-168 Somalis Don't Climb Mountains: The Commercialization of Mount Everest ELIZABETH ROSEN, ELIZABETH ROSEN Lafayette CollegeSearch for more papers by this author ELIZABETH ROSEN, ELIZABETH ROSEN Lafayette CollegeSearch for more papers by this author First published: 24 January 2007 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0022-3840.2007.00357.xCitations: 7 Elizabeth Rosen is a visiting Assistant Professor in literature at Lafayette College. Her monograph, Apocalyptic Transformation: Apocalypse and the Postmodern Imagination, on contemporary apocalyptic fiction, film, and graphic novels is due to be published by Lexington Books in 2007. Her interest in popular culture likely derives from her childhood weekly viewings of Star Trek in the company of her father. This article on Mount Everest derives from a history degree she completed at the University of Sydney. 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