The Riviera, exposed an ecohistory of postwar tourism and North African labor

The Riviera, exposed : an ecohistory of postwar tourism and North African labor / Stephen L. Harp ; foreword by Eric G. E. Zuelow.

Author/creator	Harp, Stephen L.
Other author/creator	Zuelow, Eric G. E.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2022.
Description	xxii, 276 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Tourism--France --Riviera --History --20th century. Tourism--Environmental aspects --France --Riviera. Foreign workers, African--France --Riviera --History --20th century. North Africans--France --Riviera --Social conditions --20th century. Riviera (France)--History --20th century.

Portion of title	Ecohistory of postwar tourism and North African labor
Series	Histories and cultures of tourism
Contents	The Hidden Riviera -- Building Hotels and Housing for the Rich and the Rest -- Reconstructing the Riviera, Sleeping in Squats and Shantytowns -- Providing Potable Water and WCs -- Fattening Up Beaches and Polluting the Mediterranean -- Erecting an Airport and Living with Jet Planes -- Remaking Roads and Disciplining Drivers -- The More Things Change.
Abstract	"This history of the French Riviera examines the ecological and social impacts of mass tourism after World War II. Much of the focus is on the technologies embedded in roads, airports, hotels, water lines, sewers, beaches, and marinas, as well as the North African laborers who built and maintained them"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-268) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2021036794
ISBN	9781501763014 (hardcover)
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