1st Edition

Disability and Tourism in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Italy

240 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Attention to the issue of disabilities has intensified in recent decades, prompting States and organizations to respond with appropriate measures to promote inclusion of persons with disabilities in all social environments. This book’s thesis is that the seeds of this inclusivity were planted by the development of tourism for people with disabilities in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The... Read more

Introduction 1

1 Healthcare Tourism 17

2 Traveling with Family and Friends 79

3 Religious Tourism 144

4 Summer Camps 177

Conclusions 210

Biography

Luciano Maffi  is a Lecturer in History of Economic Thought at the University of Salento.

Martino Lorenzo Fagnani  has obtained his PhD in Modern History at the University of Pavia.