1st Edition
The Seaside, Health and the Environment in England and Wales since 1800
By John Hassan
Copyright 2003
320 Pages
by
Routledge
320 Pages
by
Routledge
320 Pages
by
Routledge
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The seaside has always held a special position in British history as a place of rest, relaxation and recuperation. Over the last 200 years many have made their way to the coast, attracted by the long sunshine hours, the clean ozone-charged air and the opportunities for bathing in and even drinking sea-water. Although the early health resort ideal began to give way to more pleasure orientated... Read more
Contents: Preface; Introduction; Georgian origins; The Victorian and Edwardian periods; Escape to sun and light; Fun, crowds and problems in the inter-war period; Post-war golden years and controversies, 1945-76; The Coastal Anti-Pollution League, 1958-87; Environmental awakening: the 1970s and 1980s; Muscular activism and pressure groups in the 1990s; Past and future challenges; References; Index.
Biography
John Hassan
'Hassan has read widely and carefully in the relevant secondary, as well as primary, literature. His standpoints on specific questions are thoughtfully elaborated, his acknowledgement of other scholarship generous. This book offers more than a modern history of the seaside; it is also a guide to the current bibliography, and to the issues central to the economic history of environments other than the coast of England and Wales.' Economic History Review '... the scope of the book is impressive if not encyclopaedic.' www.history.ac.uk 'The author has written a bench-mark work for future studies of the interrelated environmental, medical and cultural histories of modern Britain.' Urban History
