| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 220 pages) : color illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction. Concrete coasts and liquid tourism -- Designing desire : hotels and the architecture of paradise as the foundation of Spanish modernity -- Scenes from paradise : postcards, the tourist's gaze, and the generation of dreams -- Empty tourist spaces : paradise, satire, and the photography of Martin Parr and Carlos Pérez Siquier -- From tourist paradise to "paraíso fiscal" : construction, corruption, and the legacy of Jesús Gil |
| Summary |
"The Paradox of Paradise focuses on the trajectory of urban coastal tourism in Spain from the late Franco years to the present through the lens of Spanish cultural production. In addition to inserting the coasts into the scope of Iberian urban studies (typically dominated by studies of Madrid and Barcelona) this project brings to the fore unexplored cultural artifacts vital to the narrative of development along the coasts in Spain: in particular the ubiquitous tourist postcard, which advances not only the post-Franco economic miracle, but does so by highlighting the transformation of the actual Spanish landscape along its coasts"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 20, 2024) |
| Subject |
Culture and tourism -- Spain -- History
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Urban tourism -- Spain -- History
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HISTORY / Europe / Spain
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Culture and tourism
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Urban tourism
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Spain
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2023035292 |
| ISBN |
9780826506245 |
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0826506240 |
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0826506232 |
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9780826506238 |
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