A human and global take on a beloved vacation spot. The crash of
surf, smell of salted air, wet whorls of sand underfoot. These are
the sensations of the beach, that environment that has drawn humans
to its life-sustaining shores for millennia. And while the gull’s
cry and the cove’s splendor have remained constant throughout
time, our relationship with the beach has been as fluid as the
runnels left behind by the tide’s turning. The Lure of the Beach
is a chronicle of humanity's history with the coast, taking us from
the seaside pleasure palaces of Roman elites and the aquatic
rituals of medieval pilgrims, to the venues of modern resort towns
and beyond. Robert C. Ritchie traces the contours of the material
and social economies of the beach throughout time, covering changes
in the social status of beach goers, the technology of transport,
and the development of fashion (from nudity to Victorianism and
back again), as well as the geographic spread of modern beach-going
from England to France, across the Mediterranean, and from
nineteenth-century America to the world. And as climate change and
rising sea levels erode the familiar faces of our coasts, we are
poised for a contemporary reckoning with our relationship—and
responsibilities—to our beaches and their ecosystems. The Lure of
the Beach demonstrates that whether as a commodified pastoral
destination, a site of ecological resplendency, or a flashpoint
between private ownership and public access, the history of the
beach is a human one that deserves to be told now more than ever
before.
General
| Imprint: |
University of California Press
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| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
May 2021 |
| Authors: |
Robert C Ritchie
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 33mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
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| Pages: |
344 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-520-21595-5 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
0-520-21595-8 |
| Barcode: |
9780520215955 |
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