The delicious history of the holiday /

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Fred Inglis traces the rise of the holiday from its early roots in the Grand Tour, through the coming of Thomas Cook and his Blackpool packages, to sex tourism and the hippie trail to Kathmandu.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Inglis, Fred, 1937-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Routledge, 2000.
Subjects:
Travel > History.
Vacations > Social aspects > History.
Tourism > History.
Vacations > History.
Vacances > Histoire.
Tourisme > Histoire.
Voyage > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Vacations.
Tourism.
Travel.
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1 THE PERFECT HOLIDAY; 2 THE INVENTION OF TOURISM; 3 CONFECTING SEASIDE; 4 THE MEANING OF LUXURY; 5 MAGNETIC DANGERS; 6 THE INDUSTRIALISATION OF MOBILITY; 7 THE MEDITERRANEAN; 8 FOREIGN BODIES; 9 CITY STATES; 10 FUTURES; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.

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