Tourism and the history of Taormina, Sicily, 1750-1950
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Tourism and the history of Taormina, Sicily, 1750-1950
（Mellen studies in geography, v. 4）
Edwin Mellen Press, c2000
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-173) and index
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Description
This study examines what the Taorminese did to develop their resources and the image and myth of Taormina to cater for tourism. Areas investigated are: the social organization of the community; first contact with outsiders; history and monuments; popular culture and sense of identity.
Table of Contents
Preface i Introduction 1 1. Mapping Taormina 5 2. Becoming a Town 27 3. Taormina in Soft Focus - Foreign Views of the Town 51 4. Taormina: Roads and Railways 61 5. Taking Care of Taormina 71 6. A Century of Hotels and the Changing Town 99 7. Taormina over the Last Two Centuries 129 8. The Tourist Wave Submerges Taormina 141 Notes 153 Index of names 175
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