Healthy Living in the Alps The Origins of Winter Tourism in Switzerland, 1860-1914 |
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| Author:
| Barton, Susan |
| Series title: | Studies in Popular Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7190-9565-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2014 |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | Free of charge contact
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Book Description:
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Healthy living in the Alps examines the relationship between the search for relief from respiratory diseases, such as tuberculosis, in high alpine resorts and the development in the same places of winter sports tourism.The first winter visitors to the Swiss Alps began to arrive in the 1860s and were encouraged to take outdoor exercise as part o
Healthy living in the Alps examines the relationship between the search for relief from respiratory diseases, such as tuberculosis, in high alpine resorts and the development in the same places of winter sports tourism.The first winter visitors to the Swiss Alps began to arrive in the 1860s and were encouraged to take outdoor exercise as part o