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Healthy Living in the Alps: The Origins of Winter Tourism in Switzerland 1860-1914 (Studies in Popular Culture)
Susan Barton
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Paperback. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 220 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; JFC; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 322.
Healthy living in the Alps examines the relationship between the search for relief from respiratory diseases, such as tuberculosis, in high alpine resorts and the development in the same places of winter sports tourism. The first winter visitors to the Swiss Alps began to arrive in the 1860s and were encouraged to take outdoor exercise as part of their cure regime. They also had healthy visitors and companions who sought recreation while the invalids were resting as part of the sanatoria routine. Demonstrating that this is not just part of the history of Switzerland but of Britain ... Read more
Healthy living in the Alps examines the relationship between the search for relief from respiratory diseases, such as tuberculosis, in high alpine resorts and the development in the same places of winter sports tourism. The first winter visitors to the Swiss Alps began to arrive in the 1860s and were encouraged to take outdoor exercise as part of their cure regime. They also had healthy visitors and companions who sought recreation while the invalids were resting as part of the sanatoria routine. Demonstrating that this is not just part of the history of Switzerland but of Britain ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Studies in Popular Culture
Condition
New
Weight
322g
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719095658
SKU
V9780719095658
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About Susan Barton
Susan Barton is an Honorary Research Fellow at De Montfort University -- .
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