Travelling and Tourism in Czechoslovakia 1945-1989 in the Czech Contemporary History Cover Image

Cestování a cestovní ruch v Československu mezi lety 1945–1989 pohledem české historiografie soudobých dějin
Travelling and Tourism in Czechoslovakia 1945-1989 in the Czech Contemporary History

Author(s): Pavel Mücke
Subject(s): History
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Masarykův ústav
Keywords: travelling and tourism; postwar Czechoslovakia; historiography; contemporary history

Summary/Abstract: The article reviews the research on travelling and tourism in Czechoslovakia from 1945 till the end of the communist regime in 1989. The attention is paid to three elementary dimensions. The first part points out some of the limits of existing research which during the last seventy years was formed through the specific discipline of Czech tourism research. Second part is tackling some of the current problems and challenges in the research, particularly the questions connected with relevant sources. The third part outlines some basic topics, along which the future research on travelling and tourism can be structured.

  • Issue Year: 5/2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 103-130
  • Page Count: 27
  • Language: Czech