[en] Following the Second World War there are two priorities in France: the resignation of the economy and the reconstruction of the ravaged cities to house thousands of homeless families. Holidays and leisure activities represented only a limited portion of everyday live and wasn't a sector in which the government was ready to invest. Yet, in a span of barely twenty years, France would built a tourist empire where seaside end ski resorts literally rose out of thin air. Which role did the french culture play in the emergence of mass tourism?
Disciplines :
Architecture
Author, co-author :
De Visscher, Lisa ; Université de Liège > Département de la Faculté d'Architecture > Architecture Site Saint-Luc
Language :
English
Title :
The modern and the everyday: Leisure culture during Les Trente Glorieuses
Alternative titles :
[nl] Het moderne en het alledaagse: De cultuur van de vrije tijd tijdens Les Trente Glorieuses
