The Making of Modern Tourism
Subtitle: The Cultural History of the British Experience, 1600-2000
Contributors: Hartmut Berghoff (Editor); Barbara Korte (Editor); Ralf Schneider (Editor); Christopher Harvie (Editor)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: April 20, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9780333971147
Subjects: British & Irish history; Cultural studies; Social history; Tourism industry; Modern period, c 1500 onwards; Social Science; History - General History; Sociology; British Isles; Europe - Great Britain - General; Human Geography; Industries - Hospitality, Travel & Tourism; Social Science / Human Geography; Description and travel; Great Britain; History; Tourism; Travelers
First sentence: At the turn of the twenty-first century, tourism is an impressive social as well as economic force.