by
Smith, Laurajane.
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338.4791
Publication Date
2012
Summary
This book is a response to the burgeoning interest in cultural tourism and the associated need for a coherently theorized approach for understanding the practices that such an interest creates. Cultural tourism has become an important and popular aspect of contemporary tourism studies, as well as providing a rich seam of upscale product development opportunities in the industry as a whole. Much of the related literature, however, focuses upon describing and categorizing cultural tourism from a supply-side perspective. This has prompted the taxonomizing of cultural tourists on the basis of t
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71878.1484
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Lyon, Sarah M.
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910
Publication Date
2012
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Global Tourism: Cultural Heritage and Economic Encounters explores the connections among economy, sustainability, heritage, and identity that tourism and related processes make explicit. It illustrates how emerging theories of the economics of tourism can lead to the rethinking of traditionally non-touristic enterprises.
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71874.9063
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G. Tomaselli, Keyan.
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338.4791
Publication Date
2012
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77632.0859
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Melotti, Marxiano.
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338.4791
Publication Date
2011
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A wooden horse in the archaeological site of Troy, plastic ""Greek"" statues on the seabed, resin columns at the Roman Forum, painted copies of Altamira and Lescaux grottos, Tutankhamun's tomb in a casino of Las Vegas, fake Roman fortresses with legionnaire
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57341.0352
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Leask, Anna
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338.4791 LEA
Publication Date
2011
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This case study is part of the Contemporary Cases Online series. The series provides critical case studies that are original, flexible, challenging, controversial and research-informed, driven by the needs of teaching and learning.
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Jolliffe, Lee.
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338.17373 COF
Publication Date
2010
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63391.3945
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Labadi, Sophia.
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338.4791
Publication Date
2010
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Analyzes the politics, policy and practice of cultural heritage at the global level, identifying the major directions in which international heritage practice is moving, and exploring the key issues likely to shape the cultural heritage field well into the twenty-first century.
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Simpson, Brian.
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338.4791
Publication Date
2010
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Examines the law and its role in shaping and defining tourism and the tourist experience. Using a range of legal documents and other materials from a variety of disciplines, this title surveys how the underlying values of tourism often conflict with a concern for human rights, cultural heritage and sustainable environments.
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52746.4258
by
Conlin, Michael V.
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338.4791
Publication Date
2010
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Many former mining areas have now lost their industrial function and are now turning to tourism for regional revitalization and community economic development. The transformation process of these industrial, and in some cases derelict, mining sites and landscapes into an area of interest for tourists is a major challenge both for planners and for tourism managers. It involves complex consideration to both the preservation of the physical site and community mining heritages as well as the health, safety and environmental factors inherent in opening these vast sites to the public. ""Mining Herit
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63389.7266
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Jolliffe, Lee.
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338.17373 COF
Publication Date
2010
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This book explores the various aspects of coffee culture around the globe, relating the rich history of this beverage and the surroundings where it is produced and consumed to coffee destination development and to the visitor experience. Coffee and tourism venues explored range from the café districts of Australia, Canada, Germany and New Zealand to the traditional and touristic coffee houses of Malaysia and Cyprus to coffee-producing destinations in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Pacific. This is a must-read for those interested in understanding coffee in relation to hospitality and tourism. Readers should gain a new appreciation of the potential for coffee-related tourism to contribute to both destination development and pro-poor tourism objectives.
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63391.3086
by
Maciocco, Giovanni.
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338.4791
Publication Date
2009
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57340.8750
by
Smith, Melanie K.
Call Number
338.4791 SMI
Publication Date
2009
Summary
Presents a summary and synthesis of different issues in global cultural tourism using a range of international case studies.
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60137.9180
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