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The Seaside, Health and the Environment in England and Wales since 1800.
"This study explores the ways in which English seaside resorts continually reinvented themselves to take account of contemporary trends in popular leisure and maintain their hold on the public's imagination. Particular account is paid to the interwar years when new obsessions with outdoor...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Florence :
Taylor and Francis,
2003.
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| Colección: | Modern economic and social history series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; List of Illustrations; Preface; General Editor's Preface; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Georgian Origins; 3 The Victorian and Edwardian Periods; 4 Escape to Sun and Light; 5 Fun, Crowds and Problems in the Inter-war Period; 6 Post-war Golden Years and Controversies, 1945-1976; 7 The Coastal Anti-Pollution League, 1958-1987; 8 Environmental Awakening: the 1970s and 1980s; 9 Muscular Activism and Pressure Groups in the 1990s; 10 Past and Future Challenges; References; Index.