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. -- .
By:
John K. Walton Series edited by:
Jeffrey Richards Imprint: Manchester University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 156mm,
Width: 234mm,
Spine: 12mm
Weight: 327g ISBN:9780719051708 ISBN 10: 0719051703 Series:Studies in Popular Culture Pages: 224 Publication Date:17 August 2000 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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A / AS level
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Further / Higher Education
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
The holidaymakers; travelling to the coast; seaside pleasures; seaside environments; seaside economies; seaside politics.
Jeffrey Richards is Emeritus Professor of Cultural History at Lancaster University
