The Beach: The History of Paradise on Earth
- ISBN-10
- 0140278028
- ISBN-13
- 9780140278026
- Series
- The Beach
- Category
- Bathing beaches
- Pages
- 310
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Penguin Group USA
- Authors
- Gideon Bosker, Lena Lenček
Description
A history of the development of the beach traces its image in popular culture, the rise of the great resorts, and the evolution of the leisure industry
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