Seductive Journey

Download or read book Seductive Journey written by Harvey Levenstein and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2000-05 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PrefacePt. 1: In Search of Taste and Distinction, 1786-18481: Jefferson versus Adams 2: Getting There Was Not Half the Fun 3: A Man's World 4: Eat, Drink, but Be Wary 5: "The Athens of Modern Europe" 6: Pleasures of the Flesh Pt. 2: Paris and Tourism Transformed, 1848-18707: Paris Transformed 8: Keeping Away from the Joneses 9: The Feminization of American Tourism Pt. 3: Class, Gender, and the Rise of Leisure Tourism, 1870-191410: "The Golden Age of Travel" 11: Prisoners of Leisure: Upper-Class Tourism 12: How "The Other Half" Toured 13: Class, Gender, and the Rise of Antitourism 14: Machismo, Morality, and Millionaires Pt. 4: The Invasion of the Lower Orders, 1917-193015: Doughboys and Dollars 16: "How're You Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm?" 17: A Farewell to "Culture Vultures" 18: Unhappy Hosts, Unwelcome Visitors 19: Epilogue Notes Index Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.