German Travel Cultures (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781859734513)

Travel guidebooks are an important part of contemporary culture, but we know relatively little about their history and importance to the evolution of tourism. Germany not only produced the first international standard for travel handbooks, the Baedeker, but also became a major tourist destination early in the twentieth century. This is the first comprehensive discussion of the history of tourist guidebooks for any modern nation.Selecting representative texts - the first Baedeker to unified Germany, guides to Berlin sex life and sites of Nazi martyrdom, a tour guide for the German worker and American tourbooks to West Germany - this fascinating study relates the history of tourist literature to the formation of distinct 'travel cultures' oriented to specific audiences, tastes and ideologies.

Author: Rudy Koshar
ISBN-10: 1859734510
ISBN-13: 9781859734513
Publisher: Berg Publishers
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2000
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.53d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 09/15/2000 pg. 104
Choice 07/01/2001 pg. 1944