ISBN:
9781442617551
Series Statement:
Toronto Italian Studies
Content:
Using an interdisciplinary methodology that includes archival research, ethnographic fieldwork, literary criticism, and spatial analysis, The Beautiful Country reveals destination Italy's paramount role in the creation of modern mass tourism.
Content:
Cover -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Texts -- 1 Codes of Travel: Italy's Guidebook Tradition -- 2 Italian Montage: On Rhetoric and Representations -- Practices -- 3 Destination Nation: The Grand Tour, Thomas Cook, and the Arrival of Mass Tourism -- 4 Tours of Duty: Touring Clubs, Fascist Agencies, and the Domestic Tourism Industry -- 5 Masses in Transit: The New Economy of Tourism in the Twentieth Century -- Spaces -- 6 Italy without Borders: Simulacra, Simulation, and the Postmodern Grand Tour -- 7 Postmodern Passages: Souvenirs, Theme Parks, Outlet Malls, and the Body of the Simulated Nation -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781442648722
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781442648722
Language:
English
