Summary - TST 24
TRANSPORTES, SERVICIOS Y TELECOMUNICACIONES
Carlos Larrinaga
El turismo en el desarrollo español contemporáneo.
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Key Words:
Tourism history, Economic Development, Historiography,
Spain.
[ Abstract ]
This work outlines the main historical trajectories of tourism in contemporary Spain as it developed into a major socio-economic sector. The article notes the scant academic attention paid to the important topic of tourism in Spain, especially among economic historians. It argues that existing research has not produced a general synthetic treatment of the economic, social, and cultural history of tourism, but rather presents it as an epochal phenomenon limited to the “developmentalist” years (1959-1975). Lastly, the article provides a synthetic summary of the other contributions to this special issue and overviews the recent bibliography of Spanish tourism.
[ Abstract ]
This work outlines the main historical trajectories of tourism in contemporary Spain as it developed into a major socio-economic sector. The article notes the scant academic attention paid to the important topic of tourism in Spain, especially among economic historians. It argues that existing research has not produced a general synthetic treatment of the economic, social, and cultural history of tourism, but rather presents it as an epochal phenomenon limited to the “developmentalist” years (1959-1975). Lastly, the article provides a synthetic summary of the other contributions to this special issue and overviews the recent bibliography of Spanish tourism.