Langbeschreibung
This edited collection is a novel book with contributions from eleven expert researchers on the history of tourism in Europe. This book explores the growth of tourism in contemporary postwar Europe, especially during the periods following the First and Second World Wars and the Spanish Civil War. It reveals both the work carried out by social agents and institutions to develop tourism, and the contribution of tourism in boosting the economy and the recovery of morale in the Old Continent
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Battlefield Tourism, from One (Post)War to the Other, France-Spain. Touring from the Great War to the Spanish Civil War.- Chapter 3. War Tourism in Italy (1919-1939).- Chapter 4. Spanish Civil War and Francoism for Tourists: The History Told in Travel Books.- Chapter 5.Tourism Policy in Post-war Spain: The Dirección General de Turismo, 1939-1951: the Dirección General de Turismo, 1939-1951.- Chapter 6. Tourism Advertising and Propaganda During the Postwar. The Case of Barcelona.- Chapter 7. Tourism as a Tool for Territorial Cohesion: The Cassa per il Mezzogiorno in Italy During the 1950s.- Chapter 8.Emigration and Cruises: The Transatlantic Shipping Companies After the Second World War (1945-1960)*.- Chapter 9. Conclusions.