Coach fellas : heritage and tourism in Ireland / Kelli Ann Costa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Costa, Kelli Ann.

Series:

Heritage, tourism, and community.

Heritage, tourism, and community

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tourism--Ireland.

Tourism.

Tourism--Employees--Attitudes.

Tourists--Attitudes.

Tourists.

Ireland--Description and travel.

Ireland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Walnut Creek, CA : Left Coast Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Coach Fellas are known to almost all tourists who traverse the Irish countryside. Ostensibly bus drivers, they are also the tour guides who provide the crucial component in the branding of "people, place, and pace" upon which Irish heritage tourism depends. Kelli Costa's ethnography of these highly trained and informed working class men highlights a previously ignored component of the tourism industry. She also demonstrates their importance in providing a visitor-specific vision of heritage that contrasts with the realities of contemporary economic development.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Figures and Tables; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Tourism: A Consideration of the Literature; Chapter 2: Heritage Tourism and Discourse in Ireland; Chapter 3: Heritage and Archaeology in Ireland; Chapter 4: Representing Ireland's Heritage; Chapter 5: Participants in Irish Tourism; Chapter 6: Tourists in Ireland; Chapter 7: The Coach Fellas; Chapter 8: Components of Irish Coach Tourism; Chapter 9: Conclusion; Epilogue/Postscript; Notes; References; About the Author; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-238) and index.

ISBN:

1-315-43223-4

1-315-43225-0

1-59874-798-3

9781315432250

OCLC:

680626566