Main entry:

Black, Jeremy, 1955-

Title & Author:

France and the Grand Tour / Jeremy Black.

Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.

Description:

xii, 234 pages ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-226) and index.
Machine derived contents note: Table of contents for France and the Grand Tour / Jeremy Black. -- Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog -- Information from electronic data provided by the publisher. May be incomplete or contain other coding. -- List of Illustrations -- List of Maps -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Notes on Dates and Currency -- Introduction -- Into France -- Paris -- The Rest of France -- Accommodation -- Food and Drink -- Transport -- Cost and Finance -- Hazards -- Activities -- Political and Social Reflections -- Religion -- The Arts -- The Impact of Travel to France -- Revolution -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index -- Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: France Social life and customs, France Description and travel, British France History 18th century, Travelers Great Britain History 18th century.

Summary:

"In this innovative study of the Grand Tour, Jeremy Black relies on archival sources to provide an exploration of the real tourist experience rather than, as with the majority of studies of the Grand Tour, an account that is essentially based on travel literature. While sensitive to wider cultural dimensions, the author demonstrates his interest in the experience of tourists, particularly the circumstances they encountered, and the impact of the Grand Tour on British society. Black conjures up a vivid account of the pleasures and predicaments experienced by tourists. He also asks about the impact of tourism on Britain and locates foreign travel in the tension between cosmopolitanism and xenophobia in British culture and society.
The book closes with the impact of the French Revolution on tourism."--Jacket.

Resources:
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Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Cover

ISBN:

1403906904
9781403906908

Subject:

British France History 18th century.
Travelers Great Britain 18th century.
Britanniques France Histoire 18e siècle.
Voyageurs Grande-Bretagne 18e siècle.
British.
Manners and customs.
Travel.
Travelers.
Bildungsreise
Briten
Englisch
Frankreichbild
Nationalbewusstsein
Reiseliteratur
Toerisme.
Grand Tour.
Engelsen.
France Social life and customs.
France Description and travel.
France Mœurs et coutumes.
France Descriptions et voyages.
France.
Great Britain.
Frankreich
Großbritannien

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 229588
Call No.: DC33.5 .B53 2003
Status: Available