The lure of the beach : a global history /

The crash of surf, smell of salted air, wet whorls of sand underfoot. These are the sensations of the beach, that environment that has drawn humans to its life-sustaining shores for millennia. And while the gull's cry and the cove's splendor have remained constant throughout time, our rela...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ritchie, Robert C., 1938- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Beaches > Social aspects > History.
Plages > Aspect social > Histoire.
HISTORY / World
Beaches > Social aspects
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The lure of the sea
  • The rise of the resorts
  • Leisure comes to America
  • The Industrial Revolution finds the beach
  • Can a proper Victorian be nude?
  • Entertainment comes front and center
  • The modern world intrudes
  • Beach resorts become a cultural phenomenon
  • Who owns the beach?
  • The relentless sea.

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