Title The Summer Capitals of Europe, 1814-1919

Published Milton : Taylor and Francis, 2017

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Description 1 online resource (357 pages) Series Routledge Studies in Modern European History Routledge studies in modern European history. Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; PART I: Spa life; 1 Shrines-springs-spas; 2 Therapy versus pleasure; 3 Spa society; 4 Making money out of pleasure; PART II: Business of Europe; 5 Royalty at spas; 6 Era of congresses; 7 Looking after Europe; 8 Secret diplomacy; 9 Puppets and puppeteers: Summer of 1870 in Ems; 10 Bismarck's cures; 11 Rapprochements; 12 The flight from spas and the end of an era: 1914-1919; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index Notes Print version record Subject Health resorts -- Europe -- History -- 19th century Summer resorts -- Europe -- History -- 19th century Cities and towns -- Europe -- History -- 19th century Aristocracy (Social class) -- Europe -- History -- 19th century Cosmopolitanism -- Europe -- History -- 19th century Political culture -- Europe -- History -- 19th century Social interaction -- Europe -- History -- 19th century Aristocracy (Social class) Cities and towns Cosmopolitanism Health resorts Manners and customs Political culture Social conditions Social interaction Summer resorts SUBJECT Europe -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045762 Europe -- Social conditions -- 19th century Europe -- History, Local Europe -- Social conditions -- 1789-1900. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045758 Subject Europe Genre/Form History Local history Form Electronic book ISBN 9781351813488 135181348X

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