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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824964603321

Autore

Su Xiaobo

Titolo

The politics of heritage tourism in China : a view from Lijiang / / Xiaobo Su and Peggy Teo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2009

ISBN

1-135-25621-7

1-135-25622-5

1-282-25700-5

9786612257001

0-203-87368-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (223 p.)

Collana

Routledge contemporary China series

Altri autori (Persone)

TeoPeggy

Disciplina

338.479151

915.1/35

Soggetti

Heritage tourism - China - Lijiang Naxizu Zizhixian

Tourism - Government policy - China - Lijiang Naxizu Zizhixian

Culture and tourism - China - Lijiang Naxizu Zizhixian

Human geography - China - Lijiang Naxizu Zizhixian

Landscape changes - China - Lijiang Naxizu Zizhixian

Lijiang Naxizu Zizhixian (China) Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Figures; Tables; Abbreviations; 1 Rethinking the politics of heritage tourism; 2 The cultural politics of tourism: Exploring the complexity of hegemony; 3 Locating Lijiang: Connections and process; 4 Producing heritage: Lijiang's immersion in global tourism; 5 Consuming heritage: Tourists' expectations and influence on Lijiang; 6 Landscapes of hegemony: Commodification and the socio-spatial transformation of Lijiang; 7 Local agency in heritage tourism; 8 Conclusion: Cultural politics of heritage tourism and beyond; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume unravels the politics surrounding behind China's hegemonic project of heritage tourism development in Lijiang.  It provides a compelling study of the dialectical relationships between



global and domestic capital, the state, tourists and locals as they collude, collaborate and contest one another to ready Lijiang for tourist consumption. Using rich material from insightful interviews and quantitative data, the authors show how complex tourism development can be even as it strives to do good for the community.  Su and Teo investigate the practices of contestation and negoti