(Paperback)

By the mid-twentieth century, Barry Island had become one of Britain's most popular seaside resorts. Its history carries important lessons for historians of coastal tourism. This is the first full-length academic study of the Island's development as a seaside resort.

(Hardback)

Early industrial Merthyr is synonymous with the darker side of the British urban experience. This work considers the efforts of dedicated civic "boosters" to civilize the town's public spaces and its inhabitants and shows how this vision of Merthyr depended on the taming of popular culture.