Cultural Tourism in a Changing World : : Politics, Participation and (Re)presentation / / ed. by Melanie Kay Smith, Mike Robinson.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CVP eBook-Package Backfile 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Akama, John,; Appleton, Josie,; Azeredo Grünewald, Rodrigo de,; Barker, Tanuja,; Briedenhann, Jennifer,; Burns, Kevin,; Butcher, Jim,; Candon, Fiona,; Cole, Stroma,; Diekmann, Anya,; Duim, Rene van der,; Kelly, Catherine,; Lovell, Jane,; MacLeod, Nicola,; Marciszewska, Barbara,; Maulet, Géraldine,; McGettigan, Frances,; Miettinen, Satu,; Peters, Karin,; Puczko, Lászlό,; Putra, Darma,; Quériat, Stéphanie,; Ramchander, Pranill,; Robinson, Mike,; Rátz, Tamara,; Schouten, Frans,; Smith, Melanie,; Stuart-Hoyle, Marion,; Viken, Arvid,; Wiranatha, Agung,
• HerausgeberIn: Robinson, Mike,; Smith, Melanie Kay,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol, UK;, Blue Ridge Summit, PA : : Channel View Publications, , [2006]; ©2006
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Language: English
• Series: Tourism and Cultural Change ; 7
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (320 p.)

At the interface between culture and tourism lies a series of deep and challenging issues relating to how we deal with issues of political engagement, social justice, economic change, belonging, identity and meaning. This book introduces researchers, students and practitioners to a range of interesting and complex debates regarding the political and social implications of cultural tourism in a changing world. Concise and thematic theoretical sections provide the framework for a range of case studies, which contextualise and exemplify the issues raised. The book focuses on both traditional and popular culture, and explores some of the tensions between cultural preservation and social transformation. The book is divided into thematic sections - Politics and Policy; Community Participation and Empowerment; Authenticity and Commodification; and Interpretation and Representation - and will be of interest to all who wish to understand how cultural tourism continues to evolve as a focal point for understanding a changing world.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- 1. Politics, Power and Play: The Shifting Contexts of Cultural Tourism -- Part 1: Politics and Cultural Policy -- 2. Cultural Politics, Cultural Policy and Cultural Tourism -- 3. Heritage Tourism Politics in Ireland -- 4. Heritage Tourism and the Revitalisation of Barony Life in Norway -- 5. Cultural Tourism and Socioeconomic Development in Poland -- Part 2: Community Participation and Empowerment -- 6. Cultural Tourism, Community Participation and Empowerment -- 7. Cultural Tourism in African Communities: A Comparison Between Cultural Manyattas in Kenya and the Cultural Tourism Project in Tanzania -- 8. Township Tourism - Blessing or Blight? The Case of Soweto in South Africa -- 9. Community Empowerment through Voluntary Input: A Case Study of Kiltimagh Integrated Resource Development (IRD) -- 10. Raising the Status of Lappish Communities through Tourism Development -- Part 3: Authenticity and Commodification -- 11. Cultural Tourism: Aspects of Authenticity and Commodification -- 12. The Process of Authenticating Souvenirs -- 13. Pataxό Tourist Arts and Cultural Authenticity -- 14. Authenticity and Commodification of Balinese Dance Performances -- Part 4: Interpretation -- 15. Interpretation in Cultural Tourism -- 16. Interpretation in the House of Terror, Budapest -- 17. UK Museum Policy and Interpretation: Implications for Cultural Tourism -- 18. Caves in Belgium: Standardisation or Diversification? -- 19. Liberating the Heritage City: Towards Cultural Engagement