A History of Archaeological Tourism

Name: A History of Archaeological Tourism | Pursuing leisure and knowledge from the eighteenth century to World War II
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Pursuing leisure and knowledge from the eighteenth century to World War II

Margarita Díaz-Andreu(Autor*in)

Springer (Verlag)

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Erschienen am 24. Februar 2020

IX, 122 Seiten

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This book examines the relationship between archaeological tourism and professional archaeology. To do so, it explores the connection - most visibly through nationalism and global capitalism - from its origins in the early modern period to World War II. How separate is the development of archaeological tourism from that of the formation of archaeology as a discipline? And do the fields operate in two different worlds? Scholarly discussions have largely treated them as distinct fields with no connection, while histories of archaeology, in particular, have focused on aspects such as the history of archaeological discoveries, archaeological thought and, more recently, the political relationship between archaeology and nationalism and other ideologies. Largely missing from all these accounts has been an examination of how archaeology has been incorporated into society, for example through something that all humans enjoy - leisure - in the form of archaeological tourism. Moreover, just as histories of archaeology have largely ignored the connection between archaeology and tourism, so too has tourism in the reverse direction. Recent studies on tourism have centered on topics such as economy (sustainable and recession tourism) and new types of tourism (including ecotourism and medical tourism).

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"Sometimes we do not realise how much we need a book, until we read it. This was certainly the case for this reviewer when reading Margarita Díaz-Andreu's History of Archaeological Tourism. Before reading it, I had not imagined such a book was possible, let alone necessary. By the time I was half-way through, I wondered how we had managed without it till now." (Trabajos de Prehistoria, Vol. 77 (2), 2020)

"It is a wide-ranging investigation into archaeology, travel, tourism, and leisure. It is well-researched and useful for a number of audiences. . A History of Archaeological Tourism is interesting to read, for scholars in tourism studies and the history of archaeology." (Kathleen Sheppard, Histories of Archaeology Research Network, September 3, 2020)

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