Peter (Hrsg.) Borsay

Resorts and Ports

European Seaside Towns since 1700

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Histories of seaports and coastal resorts have usually been kept in separate compartments. This book brings them together and looks at how resort development affected historic ports during the rise and development of the seaside holiday in Europe from the 18th century to the 20th, and what the attributes of ports (fishing, harbour crafts, the whiff of the exotic, fishermen's homes and families) contributed to the attractions of resorts. Case-studies drawn from across Europe, from Wales and the Netherlands to Norway, Latvia and Spain, bring original perspectives to bear on these histories and relationships, and consider their influence on seas… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Walton, John K. (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-1-84541-200-5
EAN: 9781845412005
Produktnummer: 20524854
Verlag: Channel View Publications
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Seitenangabe: 240 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 9'925 KB
Auflage: 1. Auflage

Über den Autor

Peter Borsay is a Professor in the Department of History and Welsh History at Aberystwyth University and has published widely in the areas of British urban and leisure history since the 18th century, including the history of spas and seaside resorts.John K. Walton is an IKERBASQUE Research Professor in the Department of Contemporary History, University of the Basque Country UPV/ EHU, Bilbao. He has published extensively and internationally on tourism and identity, especially with regard to coastal towns, and edits the Journal of Tourism History.