Cultural heritage and tourism : an introduction
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Cultural heritage and tourism : an introduction
（Aspects of tourism texts / series editors, Chris Cooper, C. Michael Hall and Dallen Timothy）
Channel View Publications, c2011
- : hbk
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 487-495) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
One of the most salient forms of modern-day tourism is based on the heritage of humankind. The majority of all global travel entails some element of the cultural past, as hundreds of millions of people visit cultural attractions, heritage festivals, and historic places each year. The book delves into this vast form of tourism by providing a comprehensive examination of its issues, current debates, concepts and practices. It looks at the social, physical and economic impacts, which cause destinations, site managers and interpreters to consider not only how to plan and manage resources but also how to portray the past in ways that are acceptable, accurate, accessible and politically relevant. In the process, however, the depth of heritage politics, the authenticity and inauthenticity of place and experience, and the urgent need to protect living and built cultures are exposed. The book explores these and many other current issues surrounding the management of cultural resources for tourism. In order to help students relate concepts to real-world situations it combines theory and practice, is student learning oriented, is written accessibly for all readers and is empirically rich.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Cultural Heritage and Tourism
Section 1
Chapter 2: Consumption of Culture: Heritage Demand and Experience
Chapter 3: Heritage Supply: Attractions and Services
Chapter 4: Spatial Perspectives and Heritage Resources
Chapter 5: Looking for Something Real: Heritage, Tourism and Elusive Authenticity
Chapter 6: Tourism and the Politics of Heritage
Chapter 7: The Need to Conserve the Past: The Impacts of Tourism
Chapter 8: Protective Legislation and Conservation Organizations
Chapter 9: Protecting the Past for Today: Heritage Conservation and Tourism
Chapter 10: Telling the Story: Interpreting the Past for Visitors
Chapter 11: Planning Principles and Cultural Heritage Destinations
Chapter 12: Marketing the Past for Today
Chapter 13: Raising Revenue and Managing Visitors
Section 2
Chapter 14: Museums and Living Heritage Centers
Chapter 15: Archaeological Sites and Monuments
Chapter 16: Landscapes of the Elite and the Ordinary
Chapter 17: The Industrial Past
Chapter 18: Religious Sites and Pilgrimage
Chapter 19: Diaspora, Roots and Personal Heritage Tourism
Chapter 20: Indigenous Heritage and Living Culture
Chapter 21: Dark Tourism and Sites of Atrocity
Chapter 22: Conclusion
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