The Riviera, Exposed An Ecohistory of Postwar Tourism and North African Labor.

The Riviera, Exposed An Ecohistory of Postwar Tourism and North African Labor.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harp, Stephen L.
Other Authors: Zuelow, Eric G. E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2022.
Series:Histories and cultures of tourism.
Subjects:
Tourism > France > Riviera > History > 20th century.
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • THE RIVIERA, EXPOSED
  • Contents
  • Foreword by Eric G. E. Zuelow
  • Acknowledgments
  • Note on Privacy
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Introduction: The Hidden Riviera
  • 1. Building Hotels and Housing for the Rich and the Rest
  • 2. Reconstructing the Riviera, Sleeping in Squats and Shantytowns
  • 3. Providing Potable Water and WCs
  • 4. Fattening Up Beaches and Polluting the Mediterranean
  • 5. Erecting an Airport and Living with Jet Planes
  • 6. Remaking Roads and Disciplining Drivers
  • Epilogue: The More Things Change
  • Notes
  • Bibliographic Essay
  • Index

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