| Description |
xii, 208 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Tourism and cultural change |
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Tourism and cultural change.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction: the joy of travel -- 2. The Ruskin moment -- 3. Sightseeing with Ruskin -- 4. The interpretation of places -- 5. Ruskin and tourist destinations -- 6. Ruskin and popular tourism -- 7. Ruskin and Brantwood -- 8. Conclusion |
| Summary |
Focusing on the formative influence of the works of John Ruskin in defining and developing cultural tourism, this book describes and assesses their effects on the tourist gaze (where to go and what to see, and how to see it) as directed at landscape, scenery, architecture and townscape, from the early Victorian period onwards |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 -- Travel -- Europe.
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Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 -- Travel -- Great Britain.
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Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 -- Trave -- Europe, Western
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Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 -- Travel -- Europe, Western.
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Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Culture and tourism.
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Grand tours (Education)
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Heritage tourism -- Great Britain -- History.
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Heritage tourism -- Europe, Western -- History.
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Travel in literature.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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| Author |
Walton, John K.
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| LC no. |
2010026359 |
| ISBN |
9781845411558 hardback alkaline paper |
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9781845411541 paperback alkaline paper |
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9781845411565 ebook |
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