Cultural Tourism in a Changing World: Politics, Participation and (Re)presentation: 7 (Tourism and Cultural Change) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1845410432 ISBN 13: 9781845410438

Publisher: Channel View Publications, 2006

Synopsis

At the interface between culture and tourism lies a series of deep and challenging issues relating to how we deal with issues of political engagement, social justice, economic change, belonging, identity and meaning. This book introduces researchers, students and practitioners to a range of interesting and complex debates regarding the political and social implications of cultural tourism in a changing world. Concise and thematic theoretical sections provide the framework for a range of case studies, which contextualise and exemplify the issues raised. The book focuses on both traditional and popular culture, and explores some of the tensions between cultural preservation and social transformation. The book is divided into thematic sections - Politics and Policy; Community Participation and Empowerment; Authenticity and Commodification; and Interpretation and Representation - and will be of interest to all who wish to understand how cultural tourism continues to evolve as a focal point for understanding a changing world.

About this title

About the Author:

Melanie Smith is a Senior Lecturer in Cultural Tourism from the University of Greenwich in London, as well as a Visiting Lecturer in Budapest, Hungary. Mike Robinson is Professor of Tourism and Culture and Director of the Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change, Leeds Metropolitan University Leeds, UK.

About this edition

• Publisher: Channel View Publications
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1845410432
• ISBN 13: 9781845410438
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 316
• Editor: Smith Melanie Kay, Robinson Mike