Bibliograph

Creating Irish tourism, the first century, 1750-1850, William H.A. Williams

Type

Label

Creating Irish tourism, the first century, 1750-1850, William H.A. Williams

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Creating Irish tourism

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

741613145

Responsibility statement

William H.A. Williams

Series statement

Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

the first century, 1750-1850

Summary

Based on the accounts of British and Anglo-Irish travelers, 'Creating Irish Tourism' charts the development of tourism in Ireland from its origins in the mid-eighteenth century to the country's emergence as a major European tourist destination a century later.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Getting there and getting about -- Tours grand and petite -- Property, class and Irish tourism -- The sublime and the picturesque in the Irish landscape -- Picturesque tourist sites in Ireland -- The tourist experience -- Killarney : a case study of the Irish tourist experience -- Tourist semeiotics, stereotypes and the search for the exotic -- On the road : in search of Ireland -- The famine and after

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