Tourist Attractions : From Object to Narrative / Johan R. Edelheim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edelheim, Johan R., Author.

Series:

Tourism and cultural change ; 46.

Tourism and Cultural Change

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tourism--Psychological aspects.

Tourism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (286 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK; Blue Ridge Summit, PA : Channel View Publications, [2015]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Tourist attractions constitute the metaphorical 'heart' of tourism. This book aims to both deconstruct and construct what tourist attractions are, how we perceive them and how we can enhance our understanding of what attracts us as tourists. The volume reaches beyond current ideas about the ways tourist attractions are created, shaped and packaged. It focuses on the importance and subjective nature of identity, memory, narrative and performance in the tourist experience to find new ways of analysing and managing tourist attractions. The book will appeal to researchers and students in tourism and destination management and heritage and indigenous tourism.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Figures, Tables and Boxes

Acknowledgements

Prologue: ‘So, what’s wrong with the Old Way?’

1. Defining TAs

2. Managing TAs

3. Maintaining TAs

Interlude A

4. Reading TAs

5. Forming TAs

6. Forging TAs

Interlude B

7. Experiencing TAs

8. Performing TAs

9. Remembering TAs

Epilogue

References

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 07. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

9781845415440

1845415442

9781845415433

1845415434

OCLC:

1138526705