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Healthy Living in the Alps: The Origins of Winter Tourism in Switzerland, 1860-1914

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Healthy Living in the Alps: The Origins of Winter Tourism in Switzerland, 1860-1914
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Susan Barton
SeriesStudies in Popular Culture
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:220
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreTourism industry
Winter sports
ISBN/Barcode 9780719095658
ClassificationsDewey:306.461
Audience
General
Illustrations Illustrations, black & white

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 30 June 2014
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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 o

Author Biography

Susan Barton is an Honorary Research Fellow at De Montfort University -- .