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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779302803321

Autore

Berger Arthur Asa <1933-, >

Titolo

Vietnam tourism / / Arthur Asa Berger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Haworth Hospitality Press, , 2005

ISBN

1-136-42779-1

0-203-05087-8

1-283-88722-3

1-136-42772-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (158 p.)

Disciplina

338.4/791597

Soggetti

Tourism - Vietnam

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 (p. 111-112) and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Vietnam as a tourist destination-- an analytic perspective -- pt. II. Virtual Vietnam-- imagining Vietnam -- pt. III. Semiotic Vietnam-- Interpreting the country -- pt. IV. Remembering Vietnam-- back in the United States.

Sommario/riassunto

Explore the travel/tourism possibilities of this exotic yet tourist-friendly countryVietnam Tourism presents a unique ethnographic-semiotic analysis of some of the most important touristic icons in Vietnamese culture. In addition, it offers a firsthand analysis of many aspects of daily life in Vietnam and a semiotic analysis of Vietnam's dominant cultural symbols. A twelve-page photo section brings vibrant images of this unique country to life.Vietnam Tourism also presents an essential overview of what Vietnam has to offer tourists, looking at the exciting possibilities