| Travel Writing and Tourism in Britain and Ireland 2012 Edition Contributor(s): Colbert, Benjamin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0230251080 ISBN-13: 9780230251083 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Collections | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 820.935 |
| LCCN: 2011047911 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.6" (1.15 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the mid-eighteenth century to the twentieth, tourism became established as a leisure industry and travel writing as a popular genre. In this collection of essays, leading international historians and travel writing experts examine the role of home tourism in the UK and Ireland in the development of national identities and commercial culture. |