Histories Meanings and Representations of the Modern Hotel by Kevin J. James

Name: Histories Meanings and Representations of the Modern Hotel by Kevin J. James
Brand: Channel View Publications Ltd

Channel View Publications Ltd

Histories, Meanings and Representations of the Modern HotelAuthor(s): Kevin J. James\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Channel View Publications Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Channel View Publications\nISBN-13: 9781836460350, 978-1836460350\nSynopsis\nOffers an interdisciplinary perspective on the material forms and cultural iconographies of the hotel. \n\nThis book surveys current writing on the history of the modern hotel, focusing on three areas of vibrant and timely scholarly enquiry: the uniqueness of the American hotel, the contested status of the colonial and postcolonial hotel, and the hotels embroilment in violent conflict. It explores the hotel as an institution that incubates innovation, enables commercial relations on a variety of scales, and supplies an arena for negotiating relations of political, cultural, and economic power.\n\nThe volume presents a number of case studies, including the hotel in wartime and as a terrorist target, and critically engages with innovative sc.