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The British Seaside: Holidays and Resorts in the Twentieth Century
John K. Walton
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Paperback. A detailed academic cultural study of the rise and fall of the seaside holiday in Britain. John K. Walton offers a broad interpretation of the holidays and resorts, looking at who went, where they went, what they did, and how they were entertained. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFCA; JHM; WT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
The annual seaside holiday became a common experience in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s and it has a central place in popular memory. Its recent decline has prompted nostalgia and gloom across the media, with a spate of newspaper features every summer bemoaning its decline. This is the first detailed academic cultural study of the rise and fall of the seaside holiday in Britain. This book offers an entertaining and broad interpretation of the holidays and resorts.
The annual seaside holiday became a common experience in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s and it has a central place in popular memory. Its recent decline has prompted nostalgia and gloom across the media, with a spate of newspaper features every summer bemoaning its decline. This is the first detailed academic cultural study of the rise and fall of the seaside holiday in Britain. This book offers an entertaining and broad interpretation of the holidays and resorts.
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
228
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Series
Studies in Popular Culture
Condition
New
Weight
356g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719051708
SKU
V9780719051708
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About John K. Walton
Jeffrey Richards is Emeritus Professor of Cultural History at Lancaster University
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