The British Seaside: Holidays and Resorts in the Twentieth Century (Studies in Popular Culture) [Hardcover]

John K. Walton (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 071905169X | ISBN-13: 978-0719051692 | Publication Date: November 18, 2000 | Edition: First edition.

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.

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About the Author

John K. Walton is Professor of Social History at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Manchester University Press; First edition. edition (November 18, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 071905169X
• ISBN-13: 978-0719051692
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,580,164 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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