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Histories of Tourism John K. Walton

Histories of Tourism von John K. Walton

Histories of Tourism John K. Walton


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Zusammenfassung

This book develops the historical dimension to tourism studies through thematic case studies. Contributions explore the relationships between tourism, representations, environments and identities in settings ranging from the global to the local, from the Roman Empire to the twentieth century, and from Frinton to the 'Far East'.

Histories of Tourism Zusammenfassung

Histories of Tourism: Representation, Identity and Conflict John K. Walton

This collection of essays develops the historical dimension to tourism studies through thematic case studies. The editor's introduction argues for the importance of a closer relationship between history and tourism studies, and an international team of contributors explores the relationships between tourism, representations, environments and identities in settings ranging from the global to the local, from the Roman Empire to the twentieth century, and from Frinton to the 'Far East'.

Histories of Tourism Bewertungen

Finally, a long overdue marriage of history and tourism studies! In these well-researched essays by the best scholars in their specialties, readers will find how tourists and their destinations shaped each other and how the tourist experience impacted broader society. A must for both historians and tourism specialists. Gary Cross, Distinguished Professor of Modern History, Penn State University

Über John K. Walton

John K. Walton is Professor of Social History at the University of Central Lancashire, and founding president of the International Commission for the History of Travel and Tourism. He has published widely on British, Spanish and comparative history, with a special interest in the history of seaside resorts, tourism and regional identities. His books include The English Seaside Resort: A Social History, 1750-1914 (Leicester, 1983), Blackpool (Edinburgh, 1998); The British Seaside: holidays and Resorts in the Twentieth Century (Manchester, 2000); and (with Professor Gary Cross) The Playful Crowd (New York, forthcoming 2005).

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Contributors

John K. Walton: Introduction

1 John M. MacKenzie: Empires of Travel: British Guide Books and Cultural Imperialism in the 19th and 20th Centuries

2 Jill Steward: 'How and Where To Go': The Role of Travel Journalism in Britain and the Evolution of Foreign Tourism, 1840-1914

3 John Beckerson and John K. Walton: Selling Air: Marketing the Intangible at British Resorts

4 Loykie Lomine: Tourism in Augustan Society (44 BC-AD 69)

5 Carlos Larrinaga: A Century of Tourism in Northern Spain: The Development of High-quality Provision between 1815 and 1914

6 Yorimitsu Hashimoto: Japanese Tea Party: Representations of Victorian Paradise and Playground in The Geisha (1896)

7 Shelley Baranowski: Radical Nationalism in an International Context: Strength through Joy and the Paradoxes of Nazi Tourism

8 Kristin Semmens: 'Travel in Merry Germany': Tourism in the Third Reich

9 Corinna Peniston-Bird: Coffee, Klimt and Climbing: Constructing an Austrian National Identity in Tourist Literature 1918-38

10 John K. Walton: Paradise Lost and Found: Tourists and Expatriates in El Terreno, Palma de Mallorca, from the 1920s to the 1950s

11 Helen Pussard: '50 Places Rolled into 1': The Development of Domestic Tourism at Pleasure Grounds in Inter-war England

12 Laura Chase: Public Beaches and Private Beach Huts: A Case Study of Inter-war Clacton and Frinton, Essex

13 Clifford O'Neill: 'The Most Magical Corner of England': Tourism, Preservation and the Development of the Lake District, 1919-39

Zusätzliche Informationen

GOR005080112
9781845410315
1845410319
Histories of Tourism: Representation, Identity and Conflict John K. Walton
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Channel View Publications Ltd
20051012
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