Working-class organisations and popular tourism, 1840-1970

Working-class organisations and popular tourism, 1840-1970

Working-class organisations and popular tourism, 1840-1970

Susan Barton

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Manchester University Press (P648)
Año de edición:
2005
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9780719065903
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This study of working class tourism examines the evolution of the English holiday over two centuries, charting workers forms of travel from ’tramping’ and the ’artisan’s grand tour’ to day tripping and package holidays abroad.

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