Histories, meanings and representations of the modern hotel / Kevin J. James.
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TextSeries: Tourism and cultural change ; 52.Publisher: Bristol : Channel View Publications, 2018Description: 168 pages ; 21 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781845416591 (hbk.) :Subject(s): Hotels -- History | Hotels -- Social aspects | Hospitality industry -- History | Hospitality industry -- Social aspects | Travel and Tourism | Travel and TourismDDC classification: 647.9'4'09 Summary: This text surveys current writing on the history of the modern hotel, focusing on areas of timely scholarly enquiry. It presents case studies, including the hotel in wartime and as a terrorist target, and critically engages with innovative scholarship that explores the relationship of the hotel to wider narratives of Western modernity.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
This text surveys current writing on the history of the modern hotel, focusing on areas of timely scholarly enquiry. It presents case studies, including the hotel in wartime and as a terrorist target, and critically engages with innovative scholarship that explores the relationship of the hotel to wider narratives of Western modernity.
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