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The
Beach: A History of Paradise on Earth
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The ancient Greeks and Romans saw the sea as a source of enjoyment...and
danger - a big bathtub that with sea monsters waiting at the bottom.
But when the Roman Empire collapsed, so did any idea of the beach as
place of pleasure. Lena Lencek and Gideon Bosker have written a book
called The Beach: A History of Paradise on Earth. I asked them
when the beach started becoming a social center once again.
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