| Description |
xviii, 298 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm |
| Series |
Tourism and cultural change |
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Tourism and cultural change.
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| Contents |
Exploring rural festivals -- Nuts and bolts : making festivals happen -- Politics and place : culture, nature and colonialism -- Reinventing rurality -- Festival people |
| Summary |
Festivals have burgeoned in rural areas, revitalising old traditions and inventing new reasons to celebrate. How do festivals contribute to tourism, community and a rural sense of belonging? What are their cultural, environmental and economic dimensions? This book answers such questions - featuring contributions from leading geographers, historians, anthropologists, tourism scholars and cultural researchers. It draws on a range of case studies: from the rustic charm of agricultural shows and family circuses to the effervescent festival of Elvis Presley impersonators in Parkes; from wildflower collecting to the cosmopolitan beats of ChillOut, Australia's largest non-metropolitan gay and lesbian festival |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Festivals -- Australia.
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Festivals -- Australia -- Case studies.
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Country life -- Australia.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114315
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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Case studies.
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| Author |
Gibson, Chris, 1973-
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Connell, John, 1946-
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| LC no. |
2010041493 |
| ISBN |
9781845411671 hardback alkaline paper |
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9781845411664 paperback alkaline paper |
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9781845411688 ebook |
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