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Author Frew, Elspeth.

Title Tourism and national identities : an international perspective / edited by Elspeth Frew and Leanne White
Published Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2011

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Description xvii, 227 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Series Contemporary geographies of leisure, tourism and mobility ; 24
Contemporary geographies of leisure, tourism, and mobility ; 24
Contents 1. Introduction -- Section 1: Identity and Image -- 2. Tourism and the National Identity in the Unites States: The Case of Washington -- 3. Brand Ireland: Tourism and National Identity -- 4. National Identity Construction and Tourism in Hungary: A Multi-Level Approach -- 5. Wizards Everywhere? Film Tourism and the Imagining of National Identity in New Zealand -- 6. The Role of the Horse in Australian Tourism and National Identity -- Section 2: Culture and Community -- 7. Tourism?s Role in National Identity Formulation for the United Kingdom?s Pakistani Diaspora -- 8. The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and China?s National Identity: A Host Community Perspective -- 9. Nation in Transformation: Tourism and National Identity in the Kyrgyz Republic --10. Where Mega Meets Modest: Community Events and the Making of Canadian National Identity --11. Location and Landscape: Small Scale Sporting Events and National Identity -- Section 3: Heritage and History --12. Outlaw Nations: Tourism, the Frontier, and National Identities --13. Heritage and Aspects of Nation: Vietnam?s Ho Chi Minh Museum --14. Battlefield Tourism and Australian National Identity: Gallipoli and the Western Front --15. Travelling to the Past: Narratives of Place and Nation Identity on the Chatham Islands --16: Dark Tourism and National Identity in the Australian School Curriculum: Some Unexamined Questions --17. Conclusion
Summary "By understanding tourist destinations through the lens of national identity, the tourist may develop a deeper appreciation of the destination. Further, tourism marketers and planners may be better equipped to promote and manage the destination, particularly with regard to expectations of the potential visitor. Tourism and National Identity is the first volume to fully explore the relationship between tourism and national identities and the multiple ways in which cultural tourism, events and celebrations contribute to national identity. It examines core topics critical to understanding this relationship including: tourism branding, stereotyping and national identity; tourism-related representation and experience of national identity; tourism visitation/site/event management; and, the relationship to cultural tourism. The book looks at a range of international tourist sites and events, combines multidisciplinary perspectives and international cases to provide a thorough academic analysis. The interconnecting area of cultural tourism and national identity has been largely overlooked in the academic literature to date. This book gives considerable analysis to the complex relationship between the two domains , and indeed, the multifaceted strategies used to define that relationship.Written by an international team of leading academics, Tourism and National Identities will be of interest to students, researchers and academics in tourism and related disciplines such as events, cultural studies and geography"--
"This is the first volume to fully explore the relationship between Tourism and National Identity and multiple ways in which cultural tourism, events and celebrations contribute to national identity. By doing so the book provides important insights into how planners and managers can better manage attractions and events in the future. The book achieves this by reviewing core topics critical to the understanding of this relationship including: tourism branding, stereotyping and national identity; tourism-related representation and experience of national identity (such as when tourists travel to particular nations and what this means in relation to their identity); tourism visitation/site/event management; and, the relationship to cultural tourism. The book looks at a range of international tourist sites and events , combines multidisciplinary perspectives and international cases to provide a solid thorough academic analysis. Written by an international team of leading academics this book will be of interest to students, researchers & academics in Tourism and related disciplines such as Events and Cultural Geography"--
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Tourism -- Social aspects.
National characteristics.
Genre/Form Aufsatzsammlung
Author Frew, Elspeth.
White, Leanne.
LC no. 2011005700
ISBN 9780415572774 hardback