Tourism, diasporas, and space / / edited by Tim Coles and Dallen J. Timothy

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910450823603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004
• ISBN: 0-415-75412-7; 1-134-38658-3; 1-280-07752-2; 0-203-45838-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (317 p.)
• Collana: Contemporary geographies of leisure, tourism, and mobility ; ; 6
• Altri autori (Persone): ColesTim Edward <1970->; TimothyDallen J
• Disciplina: 306.4/8
• Soggetti: Tourism - Social aspects; Travelers - Attitudes; Ethnicity; Identity (Psychology); Emigration and immigration; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 'My field is the world': conceptualizing diasporas, travel and tourism; Diasporic experiences of tourism; Tourism and third space populations: the restless motion of diaspora peoples; Conceptualizing return visits: a transnational perspective; Tourism, racism and the UK Afro-Caribbean diaspora; Linking diasporas and tourism: transnational mobilities of Pacific Islanders resident in New Zealand; Jewish past as a 'foreign country': the travel experiences of American Jews; American children of the African diaspora: journeys to the motherlandPreparation, simulation and the creation of community: Exodus and the case of diaspora education tourism; 'To stand in the shoes of my ancestors': tourism and genealogy; Settings and spaces for diaspora tourism; The 'isle of home' is always on your mind: ; subjectivity and space at Ellis Island Immigration Museum; The culture of tourism in the diaspora: the case of the Vietnamese community in Australia; Mobilizing Hrvatsko: tourism and politics in the Croatian diaspora; Sojourners, guanxi and clan associations: social capital and overseas Chinese tourism to ChinaMobilizing diasporas for tourism; Diaspora, cultural capital and the production of tourism: lessons from enticing Jewish-Americans to Germany; Mae'n Bryd I ddod Adref It's Time to Come Home: exploring the contested emotional geographies of Wales; India and the ambivalences of diaspora tourism; Reinventing Tulip Time: evolving diasporic Dutch heritage celebration in Holland (Michigan); Selling diaspora: producing and segmenting the Jewish diaspora tourism market; Tourism and diasporas: current issues and future opportunitiesIndex
• Sommario/riassunto: The book introduces the main features and constructs of diasporas, and explores their implications for the consumption, production and practices of tourism.