The modern and the everyday: Leisure culture during Les Trente Glorieuses ; Het moderne en het alledaagse: De cultuur van de vrije tijd tijdens Les Trente Glorieuses

Abstract

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? ; Peer reviewed