Travel Writing and Tourism in Britain and Ireland

Colbert, Benjamin

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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2011-12-13

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230251083

DOI: 10.1057/9780230355064

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 264