The Western world has experienced extraordinary economic progress throughout the last six decades, a prosperous period so extended that continuous economic growth has come to seem normal. But such an era of continuously rising living standards is a historical anomaly, economist Stephen D. King...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- The Contributors -- Introduction / Walton, John K. -- Chapter 1. Empires of Travel: British Guide Books and Cultural Imperialism in the 19th and 20th Centuries / MacKenzie, John M. -- Chapter 2. ‘How and Where To Go’: The Role of Travel Journalism in Britain and...