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Healthy Living in the Alps: The Origins of Winter Tourism in Switzerland, 1860-1914
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Healthy Living in the Alps: The Origins of Winter Tourism in Switzerland, 1860-1914
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Susan Barton
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| Series | Studies in Popular Culture |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:220 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156 |
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| Category/Genre | Tourism industry
Winter sports |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780719095658
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| Classifications | Dewey:306.461 |
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| Illustrations |
Illustrations, black & white
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Manchester University Press
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| Imprint |
Manchester University Press
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| Publication Date |
30 June 2014 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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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 -- .
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