Creating Irish Tourism: The First Century, 1750-1850 (Anthem Studies in Travel)

Williams, William H. A.

ISBN 10: 085728407X / ISBN 13: 9780857284075

Published by Anthem Press, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Creating Irish Tourism: The First Century, 1750-1850 (Anthem Studies in Travel)
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 085728407X
• ISBN 13: 9780857284075
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Based on the accounts of British and Anglo-Irish travelers, ‘Creating  Irish Tourism’ charts the development of tourism in Ireland from its origins in the mid-eighteenth century to the country's emergence as a major European tourist destination a century later. The work shows how the Irish tourist experience evolved out of the interactions among travel writers, landlords, and visitors with the peasants who, as guides, jarvies, venders, porters and beggars, were as much a part of Irish tourism as the scenery itself.

About the Author

William H. A. Williams completed his PhD from the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland in 1971. He has since worked as a lecturer, project director, and educational consultant, and has retired as Professor Emeritus from the Union Institute, College of Undergraduate Studies in Cincinnati, Ohio. His recent publications include 'Tourism, Landscape and the Irish Character: British Traveling Writing in Pre-Famine Ireland, 1750-1850'.