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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820241903321

Titolo

The Routledge handbook of cultural tourism / / edited by Melanie Smith and Greg Richards

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-32468-2

0-203-12095-7

1-283-97245-X

1-136-32478-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (439 p.)

Collana

Routledge handbooks

Altri autori (Persone)

RichardsGreg

SmithMelanie

Disciplina

338.4/791

Soggetti

Heritage tourism

Turisme cultural

Llibres electrònics

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

pt. I. History, philosophy and theory -- pt. II. Politics, policy and economics -- pt. III. Social patterns and trends -- pt. IV. Community and development -- pt. V. Landscapes and destinations -- pt. VI. Regeneration and planning -- pt. VII. The tourist and visitor experience.

Sommario/riassunto

The Routledge Handbook of Cultural Tourism explores and critically evaluates the debates and controversies in this field of Tourism. It brings together leading specialists from a range of disciplinary backgrounds and geographical regions, to provide state-of-the-art theoretical reflection and empirical research on this significant stream of tourism and its future direction.The book is divided into 7 inter-related sections. Section 1 looks at the historical, philosophical and theoretical framework for cultural tourism. This section debates tourist autonomy role play, authent