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9780140278026

The Beach: The History of Paradise on Earth

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  • ISBN13:

    9780140278026

  • ISBN10:

    0140278028

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-06-01
  • Publisher: Penguin Group USA
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Summary

An absorbing, original account of the beach--its history, customs, spectacles, and how it has become the undisputed Nirvana for pleasure seekers. 75 illustrations.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xi
Foreword xiii
Introduction xix
No Man and the Sea
1(24)
The Beach of Antiquity
25(20)
Poised for the Plunge
45(25)
Revolution on the Beach
70(25)
Spirituality and Romance Come to the Beach
95(18)
The Discreet Charms of the Bourgeois Beach
113(26)
The Pleasure Beach
139(33)
Swimmingly at the Beach
172(24)
Sun on the Beach
196(27)
Engineering Paradise
223(23)
Castaways
246(21)
Paradise Found (and Lost)
267(22)
Paradises by the Sea 289(4)
Bibliography 293(12)
Index 305

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