Power and Politics at the Seaside
Subtitle: The Development of Devon's Seaside Resorts in the Twentieth Century (Exeter Maritime Studies)
Publisher: University of Exeter Press; Liverpool University Press
Published: August 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9780859895712
Subjects: Cultural studies; Human geography; Tourism industry; Industries - Hospitality, Travel & Tourism; Recreation Industries (Economic Aspects); Business & Economics; History - General History; Business/Economics; Devon; Europe - Great Britain - General; Industries - General
Description: "Power and politics at the seaside ... opens by locating tourism within the wider leisure experience, addressing the seaside holiday as a historical and sociological phenomenon. It examines the ability of the local state to shape resort development through advertising, facility provision and transport policies. The book contests that politics and power relations are central to the development of the modern seaside resort."--Jacket.