A Shifting Shore: Locals, Outsiders, And The Transformation Of A French Fishing Town, 1823-2000 - Couverture rigide

Garner, Alice

 
9780801442827: A Shifting Shore: Locals, Outsiders, And The Transformation Of A French Fishing Town, 1823-2000
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ISBN 10 : 0801442826 ISBN 13 : 9780801442827
Editeur : Cornell University Press, 2004

Synopsis

How does tourism transform fishing communities into vibrant resorts, working shores into bathing beaches? In A Shifting Shore, Alice Garner traces the ways fisherfolk, bathers, investors, and engineers understood, claimed, and remade the shores of the Bassin d'Arcachon, a prime fishing and oyster-farming site in southwestern France, over the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Garner's interest in the coastline--a zone that resists all attempts at definition--shapes this generously illustrated book.

Rather than taking a straightforward chronological approach to the settlement and evolution of the towns of Arcachon and La Teste, Garner investigates the development of the Bassin d'Arcachon's southern shores with the aim of recovering something of the "lived space" experienced by locals and visitors. Drawing on guidebooks, newspapers, bylaws, engineers' reports, medical pamphlets, postcards, and the accounts of literary-minded holidaymakers, Garner shows how investors and developers transformed Arcachon and its community--beaches were rezoned and jetties constructed to favor bathers, and a new railway line brought ever-increasing numbers of visitors to the area.

Exploring how fishermen and women resisted developments that threatened their livelihood or their particular sense of belonging, she also shows how they adapted to the changing environment and to their new roles as guides and entertainers. A Shifting Shore, while anchored in Arcachon and La Teste, has much to contribute to a nuanced understanding of relations between hosts and guests in any community.

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À propos de l?auteur

Alice Garner is a Research Fellow of the History Department, University of Melbourne. She is also a professional actor and musician.

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Éditeur
Cornell University Press
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0801442826
ISBN 13 
9780801442827
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
304
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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