A history of modern tourism / Eric G.E. Zuelow.

By:

Zuelow, Eric G. E [author]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780230369641
9780230369658
9780230369665

Subject(s):

Tourism -- History

DDC classification:

338.479109 ZUE

Online resources:

EBSCOhost - Full text online. Access through the CYA network or with a u/p from the librarian.

Summary: "Tourism is one of the largest industries in the world, yet leisure travel is more than just economically important. It plays a vital role in defining who we are by helping to place us in space and time. In so doing, it has aesthetic, medical, political, cultural, and social implications. However, it hasn't always been so. Tourism as we know it is a surprisingly modern thing, both a product of modernity and a force helping to shape it. A History of Modern Tourism is the first book to track the origins and evolution of this pursuit from earliest times to the present. From a new understanding of aesthetics to scientific change, from the invention of steam power to the creation of aircraft, from an elite form of education to family car trips to see national'shrines,'this book offers a sweeping and engaging overview of a fascinating story not yet widely known." -- Publisher's description.

List(s) this item appears in: New Titles

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 2 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	URL	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Ebook - EBSCO	CYA Library Ebook Available Online	338.479109 ZUE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available	Access through the CYA network or with a u/p from the librarian.

Total holds: 0

Browsing CYA Library shelves, Shelving location: Ebook Available Online Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)

Previous								Next
Previous	292.08 BUR Greek religion :	325 International migration :	327.117 ΜΑΧ Understanding the humanitarian world /	338.479109 ZUE A history of modern tourism /	361.26 BAR Empire of humanity : a history of humanitarianism /	361.26 SLI Humanitarian ethics : a guide to the morality of aid in war and disaster /	364.15 Trafficking and global crime control /	Next

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Tourism is one of the largest industries in the world, yet leisure travel is more than just economically important. It plays a vital role in defining who we are by helping to place us in space and time. In so doing, it has aesthetic, medical, political, cultural, and social implications. However, it hasn't always been so. Tourism as we know it is a surprisingly modern thing, both a product of modernity and a force helping to shape it. A History of Modern Tourism is the first book to track the origins and evolution of this pursuit from earliest times to the present. From a new understanding of aesthetics to scientific change, from the invention of steam power to the creation of aircraft, from an elite form of education to family car trips to see national'shrines,'this book offers a sweeping and engaging overview of a fascinating story not yet widely known." -- Publisher's description.