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Overview"Here for the first time is the full story of the seashore: its natural and social history, spectacles, and scandals. The turquoise surf and sugary sand of the beach make it a favorite retreat today, but this wasn't always so. The oceans of antiquity engendered contradictory feelings. Greek and Roman myths filled it with bellicose monsters and alluring sirens. Medieval Europeans feared immersion in water. But the rediscovery of its medicinal attractions in the seventeenth century soon glorified the beach as an avenue for social pursuits. In this elegant and illuminating account, Lencek and Bosker chart the evolution of the seaside from the margins of civilization, when ""exotic"" meant remote and terrifying, to its present role as the center of recreation and escape. Sexuality, health, fashion, sport, beach architecture, and beachwear all have their place in the progression toward the beach resorts that represent nirvana for the twentieth-century pleasure seeker." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Lena Lenček , Gideon Bosker , Nadia MayPublisher: Blackstone Publishing Imprint: Blackstone Publishing Edition: Library Edition ISBN: 9798874717186Publication Date: 27 February 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews"""A light and agreeable chronicle of the seashore."" -- ""Boston Globe"" ""A valuable addition to the literature on the cultural politics of leisure-time activities."" -- ""Library Journal"" ""Lenček and Bosker are serious about the beach's role in history and its appeal to the human imagination."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews"" ""Scholarly and briskly good-humored."" -- ""New York Times Book Review"" ""This book should appeal to many readers because it is packed with good tidbits to ponder between naps on the beach."" -- ""Amazon.com, editorial review""" Author InformationLena Lencek specializes in popular culture and has cowritten more than nine books, including Patio Daddy-O and Making Waves. Lencek is a professor of Russian at Reed College and currently lives in Portland, Oregon. Gideon Bosker specializes in popular culture and has cowritten more than nine books, including Patio Daddy-O and Making Waves. He is an assistant clinical professor of medicine at Yale University School of Medicine. Wanda McCaddon (d. 2023) narrated well over six hundred titles for major audiobook publishers, sometimes with the pseudonym Nadia May or Donada Peters. She earned the prestigious Audio Award for best narration and numerous Earphones Awards. She was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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