Western Tourism History

Author: Wang Yongzhong
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: This book studies and organizes the tourism activities and their impacts that occurred in Western history according to the chronological context. It explores the general patterns of Western tourism development alongside the evolution of civilization and employs a diversified comparative perspective to reveal that "tourism is a dialogue between civilizations." The time periods are divided as follows: Classical Era—Prehistoric to 476 AD (fall of the Roman Empire); Middle Ages—476 to 1453 AD (fall of the Eastern Roman Empire); the Modern World after 1453. Detailed descriptions and arrangements of various tourism activities are provided for each stage. In each period, typical tourism activities are highlighted, such as the maritime trade of the Greeks, the silk trade during the Roman Empire, and the resulting economic and cultural exchanges between the East and West. This book is suitable for students and faculty of tourism departments in higher education institutions and is also an excellent reference for researchers of tourism history.