By the end of the 19th century, there were already some countries in southern Europe whose economies benefitted from the arrival of tourists. But it was during the 20th century, and particularly after the Second World War, that the phenomenon of mass tourism arrived and dramatically impacted the economies of southern Europe.
This edited volume analyses when, how, and why tourism gained an important role in the economy and social life of Southern Europe. It contributes to a reassessment of mass tourism focusing on two main dimensions: first, the impact on the economic development of the different southern European countries and second, the building of a new sociality focusing on the rituals and values of middle and the working class. This book adopts a comparative approach that opens with a comparison of European countries in terms of international market share and tourist products. The other chapters focus on national case studies that allow the reader to better understand not only the similarities and differences between some countries and others, but also the phenomenon as a whole. Since tourism is a transnational phenomenon, this book makes an important contribution to not only the study of tourism development and its economy but also social, impact in Southern Europe.
The book will be of great interest to readers of economic history, business history, tourism history, and European history more broadly.
Introduction
Patrizia Battilani, Carlos Larrinaga and Donatella Strangio
1.The place of Southern Europe in international tourism: a global historical perspective
Davide Bagnaresi, Patrizia Battilani
2. Dynamics and tensions of innovation paths in the French tourism industry in the 20th century (1890-1980)
Christophe Bouneau
3. Tourism in Italy during the 20th century between innovation and tradition
Patrizia Battilani, Maria Paola Pasini, Donatella Strangio
4. The impact of tourism on the Spanish economy in the first third of the 20th century
Carlos Larrinaga
5. Tourism in Spain in the second half of the 20th century: a fundamental key for economic development
José Joaquín Gómez García
6. Sunny Adriatic: tourism development in Yugoslavia during the second half of the 20th century
Aleksandra Brezovec, Tomi Brezovec
7. Tourism and economic development in Portugal throughout the 20th century: theories and achievements
Ana Cardoso de Matos, Maria Ana Bernardo
8. Connections and conflicts in tourism development in the second half of the 20th century: Insights from Malta
Marie Louise Mangion
9. Developing tourism in small island states: the case of the Republic of Cyprus
Nikolaos Boukas
Index