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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827107403321

Titolo

Tourism and war / / edited by Richard Butler and Wantanee Suntikul

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-26309-8

0-203-10770-5

1-283-86197-6

1-136-26310-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (309 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in contemporary geographies of leisure, tourism, and mobility ; ; 34

Altri autori (Persone)

ButlerRichard

SuntikulWantanee

Disciplina

306.4/819

Soggetti

Tourism - Political aspects

Tourism - Psychological aspects

War and society

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. Historic links -- pt. II. Tourism before and during war -- pt. III. Tourism under threat of war -- pt. IV. Tourism, war and the aftermath -- pt. V. Tourism and war remembrance.

Sommario/riassunto

This is the first volume to fully explore the complex relationship between war and tourism by considering its full range of dynamics; including political, psychological, economic and ideological factors at different levels, in different political and geographical locations. Issues of peace and tourism are dealt with insofar as they pertain to the effects of war on tourism that emerge after the cessation of hostilities. The book therefore reveals how not only location, but also political strategies, accidents of history, transportation linkages, and economic expediency all have played their