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The British Seaside: Holidays and Resorts in the Twentieth Century

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The British Seaside: Holidays and Resorts in the Twentieth Century
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John K. Walton
SeriesStudies in Popular Culture
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:224
Category/GenreBritish and Irish History
Travel
ISBN/Barcode 9780719051708
ClassificationsDewey:306.481209410904
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 17 August 2000
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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. -- .

Author Biography

Jeffrey Richards is Emeritus Professor of Cultural History at Lancaster University