The Tourist Image
Myth and Myth Making in Tourism
Published on 12. April 1996
Book
Hardback
280 pages
978-0-471-96309-7 (ISBN)
Description
The tourism experience depends on culturally defined images and the tourist business relies on the creation of fantasy about places and people. This study applies an anthropological perspective to the study of tourism myths. Contributions from around the world examine tourist images as presented by travel brochures, holiday postcards, the heritage industry, museums and resorts. The contributors examine how tourism subtly alters and commodifies the cultures of both tourist hosts and guests.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
halftones
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
535 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-96309-7 (9780471963097)
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Content
Genuine Fakes; Looking for Shangri-La; The People of Tourist Brochures; Passion, Power and Politics in a Palestinian Tourist Market; Ritual, Tourism and Cultural Commoditization in Malta - Culture by the Pound?; Tourism and the Politics of Authenticity in a North Cotswold Town; Atmospheric Notes from the Fields - Reflections on Myth Collecting Tours; The Tourist as Deity - Ancient Continuities in Modern Japan; Place, Image and Power; Postcards: Greetings from Another World; The Museum of the Jewish Diaspora Tells a Story.