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The British seaside : holidays and resorts in the twentieth century / John K. Walton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Walton, John K.
- Series:
- Studies in popular culture (Manchester, England)
- Studies in popular culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Seaside resorts--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Seaside resorts.
- Leisure.
- History.
- Holidays.
- Vacations.
- Recreation.
- Great Britain--Social life and customs--20th century.
- Great Britain.
- Manners and customs.
- Recreation--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Vacations--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Holidays--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Leisure--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 216 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed exclusively in the USA by St. Martin's Press, 2000.
- Contents:
- Introduction: representations and debates 1
- 1 The seaside resort system 27
- 2 The holidaymakers 51
- 3 Travelling to the coast 73
- 4 Seaside pleasures 94
- 5 Seaside environments 122
- 6 Seaside economies 143
- 7 Seaside politics 169
- Conclusion: the seaside in perspective 195.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [200]-209) and index.
- ISBN:
- 071905169X
- 0719051703
- OCLC:
- 43397132
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