Les Grands Hôtels à l’épreuve du temps 19e-21e siècle

Grand hotels, luxury, calm and voluptuousness... How do these establishments fit into contemporary history? This reference work is a summary of the place of grand hotels over the last two centuries. More than a thousand establishments are mentioned on the occasion of their creation or evolution. Var...

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Main Author El Gammal, Jean
Format eBook
LanguageFrench
Published Nancy (France) Editions de l'Université de Lorraine 12.09.2024
SeriesHistoire
Subjects
Bibliographies, catalogues
Economics, Finance, Business and Management
Encyclopaedias and reference works
history
Hospitality and service industries
Hospitality, sports, leisure and tourism industries
Industry and industrial studies
Reference works
Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects
tourism
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Summary:Grand hotels, luxury, calm and voluptuousness... How do these establishments fit into contemporary history? This reference work is a summary of the place of grand hotels over the last two centuries. More than a thousand establishments are mentioned on the occasion of their creation or evolution. Various aspects are presented: architecture, cultural representations, inscriptions in the landscapes, situation during conflicts, changes over the decades... A chronological approach has been adopted and the desire for exhaustiveness from a bibliographical point of view is remarkable here. This work is unique in the scale of the geographical area and the historical period taken into account. It is aimed at an audience interested in the history of hotels and tourism as well as in cultural history and representations.
ISBN:2384510908
9782384510887
9782384510900
2384510886
2384510894
9782384510894
DOI:10.62688/edul/b9782384510887