Tourism and Economic Development

Southern Europe through the 20th Century
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-62895-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 188 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Reihe: Routledge Explorations in Economic History

By the end of the nineteenth century, there were already some countries in southern Europe whose economies benefitted from the arrival of tourists. But it was during the twentieth 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 important role in the economy and social life of Southern Europe. It contributes to a reassessment of mass tourism focusing on two main dimensions: first, the impact on the economic development of the different southern European countries; second, the building of a new sociality focusing on the rituals and values of middle and the working class. The book adopts a comparative approach which opens with a comparison of European countries in terms of international market share and tourist products. The other chapters focus on national case studies which allow the reader to better understand not only the similarities and differences between some countries and others, but also the phenomenon as a whole. Since tourism is a transnational phenomenon, this book makes an important contribution to the study of tourism development and its economic, but also social, impact in Southern Europe.

The book will be of great interest to readers of economic history, business history, tourism history and European history more broadly.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Larrinaga, Carlos

Battilani, Patrizia

Strangio, Donatella

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1.The place of Southern Europe in international tourism: a global historical perspective 2. Dynamics and tensions of innovation paths in the French tourism industry in the 20th century (1890-1980) 3. Tourism in Italy during the 20th century between innovation and tradition. 4. The impact of tourism on the Spanish economy in the first third of the 20th century. 5. Tourism in Spain in the second half of the 20th century: a fundamental key for economic development 6. Sunny Adriatic: tourism development in Yugoslavia during the second half of the 20th century 7. Tourism and economic development in Portugal throughout the 20th century: theories and achievements 8. Connections and conflicts in tourism development in the second half of the 20th century: Insights from Malta. 9. Developing tourism in small island states: the case of the Republic of Cyprus Index

Über Autor(innen)

Patrizia Battilani is 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 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 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.