The dracula dilemma : tourism, identity and the state in Romania / Duncan Light.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Light, Duncan, 1965-

Series:

New directions in tourism analysis.

New directions in tourism analysis

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia, 1430 or 1431-1476 or 1477--Influence.

Vlad.

Tourism--Social aspects--Romania.

Tourism.

National characteristics, Romanian.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Farnham, Surrey, England : Ashgate, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines the way that Romania has negotiated Dracula tourism over the past four decades. During the communist period (up to 1989) the Romanian state did almost nothing to encourage such tourism but reluctantly tolerated it. However, some discrete local initiatives were developed to cater for Dracula enthusiasts that operated at the margins of legality in a communist state. In the post-communist period (after 1989) any attempt to censor Dracula has disappeared and the private sector in Romania has been swift to exploit the commercial possibilities of the Count.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Tourism, Identity and Popular Culture; 2 The Dracula of Literature; 3 The Historical Dracula; 4 Dracula Tourism in Socialist Romania; 6 Dracula and Tourism in Post-socialist Romania; 7 'Dracula Park'; 8 Conclusions; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-315-61567-3

1-317-03532-1

1-317-03531-3

1-280-68926-9

9786613666208

1-4094-4022-2

9781315615677

OCLC:

794328904