Seaside, Health and Environment in England and Wales Since 1800

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Scholarly study exploring the 'ways in which seaside resorts continually reinvented themselves to take account of contemporary trends in popular leisure and maintain their hold on the public's imagination. Particular attention is paid to the interwar years when new obsessions with outdoor activities such as sunbathing and tanning were purposefully adopted by the industry to define the modern image of the resort holiday'. Within this framework notably considers impact of environmental issues. Contains much on individual resorts. Has sections: 'Georgian origins'; 'Victorian and Edwardian periods'; 'Escape to the sun and light'; 'Fun, crowds and problems in the interwar period'; 'Postwar 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'