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Tourism and Economic Development: Southern Europe through the 20th Century book cover

1st Edition

Tourism and Economic Development Southern Europe through the 20th Century

Edited By Patrizia Battilani, Carlos Larrinaga, Donatella Strangio Copyright 2026
188 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

188 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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By the end of the 19th century, there were already some countries in southern Europe whose economies benefitted from the arrival of tourists. But it was during the 20th century, and particularly after the Second World War, that the phenomenon of mass tourism arrived and dramatically impacted the economies of southern Europe. This edited volume analyses when, how, and why tourism gained an... Read more

Introduction

Patrizia Battilani, Carlos Larrinaga and Donatella Strangio  

1.The place of Southern Europe in international tourism: a global historical perspective

Davide Bagnaresi, Patrizia Battilani

2. Dynamics and tensions of innovation paths in the French tourism industry in the 20th century (1890-1980)

Christophe Bouneau

3. Tourism in Italy during the 20th century between innovation and tradition 

Patrizia Battilani, Maria Paola Pasini, Donatella Strangio

4. The impact of tourism on the Spanish economy in the first third of the 20th century

Carlos Larrinaga

5. Tourism in Spain in the second half of the 20th century: a fundamental key for economic development

José Joaquín Gómez García

6. Sunny Adriatic: tourism development in Yugoslavia during the second half of the 20th century

Aleksandra Brezovec, Tomi Brezovec

7. Tourism and economic development in Portugal throughout the 20th century: theories and achievements

Ana Cardoso de Matos, Maria Ana Bernardo

8. Connections and conflicts in tourism development in the second half of the 20th century: Insights from Malta

Marie Louise Mangion

9. Developing tourism in small island states: the case of the Republic of Cyprus

Nikolaos Boukas

Index

Biography

Patrizia Battilani is a Full Professor in Economic History at the University of Bologna. She headed the Center for Advanced Studies in Tourism from 2018 to 2021.

Carlos Larrinaga is a Full Professor in Economic History at the University of Granada (Andalusia, Spain). His research is in the history of tourism, railways in the 19th century, and the service sector.

Donatella Strangio is a Full Professor of Economic History and Director of the Department of Methods and Models for the Economy, Territory and Finance - Sapienza University of Rome. She is currently the Rector's Delegate for Latin America for Chile and Brazil.

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