On Holiday: A History of Vacationing
Published:
1999
Online ISBN:
9780520928992
Print ISBN:
9780520217676
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To the Beach To the Beach
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The Tropical Dream The Tropical Dream
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Beach Basics Beach Basics
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Beach Bodies Beach Bodies
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Beach Etiquette Beach Etiquette
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Beach Blankets Beach Blankets
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My Home is My Sand Castle My Home is My Sand Castle
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Seasides and Poolsides Seasides and Poolsides
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Life's a Beach Life's a Beach
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Cite
Löfgren, Orvar, 'The Global Beach', On Holiday: A History of Vacationing (Oakland, CA , 1999; online edn, California Scholarship Online, 24 May 2012), https://doi.org/10.1525/california/9780520217676.003.0007, accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
Abstract
This chapter discusses the universalization of the beach experience. It first answers the questions of what is a beach, and what can a beach be used for. It studies the concept of paradise, which relies on the romance of the tropical beach and the South Pacific. It then identifies the three basic elements that make up the global beach, namely sand, sun, and sea, and states that the beach was the site of the making of the modern body. This chapter also discusses beach etiquette, how to signal privacy while on the beach, sand castles, and the activities one can do on a beach.
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