CULTURAL TOURISM IN A CHANGING WORLD: POLITICS, PARTICIPATION AND (RE)PRESENTATION; ED. BY MELANIE SMITH.
Series: TOURISM AND CULTURAL CHANGE; 7
Publisher: CHANNEL VIEW; Channel View Publications
Published: 2006-10-15
Place of publication: CLEVEDON
Language: und; eng
Number of pages: 303
Description: 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. Emphasis is placed on politics and policy, community participation and empowerment, authenticity and commodification, and interpretation and representation. 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.