On holiday : a history of vacationing /

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"When it comes to holidays, some talk about "seeing the world," others about "getting away from it all." These two basic philosophies of travel are elaborated delightfully in Orvar Lofgren's investigation of "elsewhereness" as a human pursuit. Whether we set o...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Löfgren, Orvar
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1999.
Series:California studies in critical human geography ; 6.
Subjects:
Travel.
Holidays.
Vacations > History.
Tourism > History.
Travel > History.
Travel
Voyage > Histoire.
Vacances > Histoire.
Tourisme > Histoire.
Voyage.
travel.
TRAVEL > Essays & Travelogues.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Vacations
Tourism
Holidays
Geschichte
Urlaubsreise
Toerisme.
Reizen.
Vakantie.
Voyages.
Vacances.
History
Geschiedenis (vorm)
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Landscapes and mindscapes
  • Looking for sights
  • On the move
  • Telling stories
  • Getaways
  • Cottage cultures
  • The Mediterranean in the age of the package tour
  • Between the local and the global
  • The global beach
  • Resort ruins
  • Looking for tourists.

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