Travel Writing and Tourism in Britain and Ireland
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, British
| Author: | Benjamin Colbert | ISBN: | 9780230355064 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | December 13, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | Benjamin Colbert |
| ISBN: | 9780230355064 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | December 13, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
