Tourism And The Emergence Of Nation-States In The Arab Eastern Mediterranean, 1920s-1930s /

Tourism And The Emergence Of Nation-States In The Arab Eastern Mediterranean, 1920s-1930s / / Jasmin Daam.

"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 r...

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Superior document:Critical, connected histories
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Daam, Jasmin,
Place / Publishing House:Leiden : : Leiden University Press,, 2023.
Year of Publication:2023
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Critical, connected histories.
Physical Description:1 online resource (352 pages) :; illustrations.
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Table of Contents:
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Note on Transliteration
  • Abbreviations
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. Introduction References
  • 2. Space of sovereignty: Abolishing the colonial order of tourism in Egypt? Turning away: Photographing authenticity in times of transformation Negotiating tourism: Ambitions and limits of Egyptian tourism development Recreating Egyptian tourist spaces Conclusion References
  • 3. New tourists, new attractions, 'New Palestine': Implementing a new tourist space in Mandate Palestine Relegating the Holy Land to the past: New mediators for the present The 'conquest of tourism': Reaching out to tourists Creating 'New Palestine': Tourism development as a territorial claim Conclusion References
  • 4. Contested rule and fragmented space in French Mandate Syria The two sides of the same postcard Urban pride and the imperial politics of tourism No common ground: The divided landscapes of tourism in Syria Conclusion References
  • 5. Lebanon: The tourist nation-state Brochures: Outlining a nation High Seasons, low seasons: The Franco-Lebanese relationship in terms of tourism Topography of a tourist nation-state Conclusion References Conclusion: Tourist transformations A middle-class project Tourism as a transformative resource The tourist's age References
  • Index of persons, associations and enterprises
  • Index of places
  • Notes on persons, associations and enterprises.

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