CiNii Books - Raj rhapsodies : tourism, heritage and the seduction of history

Heritage is a prized cultural commodity in the marketing of tourism destinations. Particular aspects of heritage are often more actively promoted, with others played down. The representation of heritage in tourism as static and timeless, derived since time immemorial from a distant past, is seductive. In Asia, a major part of the tourism market lies in the sale and consumption of highly orientalized images and versions of culture and history. In India's marketing discourse, the state of Rajasthan symbolizes the nation in its heritage-laden, traditional and most authentic form. These images draw heavily on the British period in India - the Raj. In one sense, this vision of Rajasthan is ennobling, highlighting moments of cultural pride. In another sense, it demeans, by omitting and obscuring salient features of contemporary life. This fascinating book explores the cultural politics of tourism through interdisciplinary perspectives. Carol E. Henderson and Maxine Weisgrau demonstrate that tourism heritage privileges elite histories that recapitulate colonial relationships, compelling non-elites to collude in these narratives of subordination even as they advance their own alternative visions of history.

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Introduction, Carol E.Henderson, MaxineWeisgrau
Part 1 Creating Tourism Narratives of Heritage Across Space and Time
Chapter 101 Introduction to Part 1, Carol E.Henderson, MaxineWeisgrau
Chapter 1 Shifting Terrains of Heritage, AnneHardgrove
Chapter 2 Ghost Towns and Bustling Cities, ElenaKaratchkova
Chapter 3 Travel, History, Politics and Heritage, JasonFreitag
Chapter 4 Virtual Rajasthan, Carol E.Henderson
part02 Tourism, Transgression and Shifting Uses of Social Capital
Chapter 102 Introduction to Part 2, Carol E.Henderson, MaxineWeisgrau
Chapter 5 Exclusion and Election in Udaipur Urban Space, NicolasBautes
Chapter 6 Names, but not Homes, of Stone, Jeffrey G.Snodgrass
Chapter 7 Sickly Men and Voracious Women, MaxineWeisgrau
Chapter 8 From Privy Purse to Global Purse, JayasinhjiJhala
part03 Tourism and Spiritual Spaces
Chapter 103 Introduction to Part 3, Carol E.Henderson, MaxineWeisgrau
Chapter 9 Devotees, Families and Tourists, John E.Cort
Chapter 10 Tourists, Pilgrims and Saints, UshaSanyal
Chapter 11 Hindu Nationalism, Community Rhetoric and the Impact of Tourism, Christina A.Joseph
part04 Conclusions
Chapter 12 Composing the Raj Rhapsodies, Carol E.Henderson and Maxine Weisgrau

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