Tourism and the emergence of nation-states in the Arab Eastern Mediterranean, 1920s-1930s

Author(s):
Daam, Jasmin
Published
2023
Publication type
Book (monograph)

Abstract

In the aftermath of World War I, the beaten paths of tourism guided an increasing number of international tourists to the hinterlands of the Arab Eastern Mediterranean, where they would admire pyramids and Roman ruins. Yet they were not the only visitors: Arab nationalists gathered in summer resorts, and Yishuvi skiing clubs practised on Lebanese mountain slopes. By catering to these travellers, local tour guides and advocates of tourism development pursued their agendas.

Spatial orderTourismMiddle EastNation-buildingImperialism
Date issued
2023
Language
English
Publisher
Leiden: Leiden University Press (LUP)
hdl
1887/3561516
doi
10.24415/9789087283919
ISBN(s)
9789087283919; 9789400604377
Volume in series
Critical, Connected Histories