Description: Resorts and Ports : European Seaside Towns Since 1700, Paperback by Borsay, Peter (EDT); Walton, John K. (EDT), ISBN 1845411978, ISBN-13 9781845411978, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US In this collection of 11 essays, historians look at the symbiotic relationships between seaside resorts and coastal ports over the last 300 years in Europe, with cases from countries including Wales, the Netherlands, Norway, and Spain. Chapters are arranged chronologically and address topics and regions such as Brighton as port and resort; sea bathing, dock building, and oyster fishing in 19th-century Swansea; adaptation of 19th-century shipping and fisheries industries to 20th-century tourism in southern Norway; and art, heritage, and identity in the regeneration of Margate. Th is illustrated with a wealth of b&w historical photos and illustrations and will be of interest to academics in history, tourism, geography, and cultural studies. There is no subject index. Borsay teaches history at Aberystwyth University. Walton teaches history at the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Bilbao. Th is distributed in US by UTP Distribution. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Book Title: Resorts and Ports : European Seaside Towns Since 1700
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Resorts and Ports : European Seaside Towns since 1700
Publisher: Channel View Publications, The Limited
Publication Year: 2011
Item Height: 0.5 in
Subject: Earth Sciences / Geography, Industries / Hospitality, Travel & Tourism, World, Ships & Shipbuilding / General, Food, Lodging & Transportation / Resorts & Spas
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 13.5 Oz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Subject Area: Travel, Transportation, Science, Business & Economics, History
Author: John K. Walton
Item Width: 6.2 in
Series: Tourism and Cultural Change Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
