Destination Culture. Tourism, Museums, and Heritage, Paperback - Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett

Takes the reader on a journey from ethnological artifacts to kitsch. Posing the question, 'What does it mean to show?' this title explores the agen...

The book presents a strong theoretical background for managerial decision-making, giving destination managers a range of tools with which to analys...

Highly illustrated throughout, this is the story of brickmaking in the UK told by an expert in the field.Illustrations: 100 Illustrations, unspecified

Topical and issue based, and arranged by type of crisis showcasing a wide range of examples and case studies, Beirman approaches the topic both as ...

Explores a lavishly illustrated look at an important part of our industrial history with Lime Kilns.

Reducere. Faith and Heritage (active 2011-2019) was an online consortium of Traditionalist Protestant Christian writers who sought to provide a forum for lik...

Reducere. This book collected studies focused on the management of tourist destinations. Destinations are complex and adaptive systems, where the different e...

Considers the tourism specialization, economic growth, and tourism competitiveness of a very specific type of tourism: small islands practicing war...

Prof. Angus Winchester provides an illustrated history of the history and heritage of dry stone walling in Britain.

Reducere. Tourism: the good, the bad and the ugly. As one of the biggest industries in the world, tourism contributed ten percent of the world's GDP before t...

This volume provides a striking account of the life, destruction, rediscovery, and cultural significance of the Roman town of Herculaneum and its g...

International Cases on Tourism Destination Management and COVID-19 provides students, lecturers and practitioners with an essential real-life resou...

Drawing upon empirical research and critical literature review, Smart Tourism Destination Governance: Technology and Design-Based Approach provides...

Reducere. DescriptionWhether antiquities should be returned to the countries where they were found is one of the most urgent and controversial issues in the ...

Opened in 1886, Telfair Museums is the oldest public art museum in the American south. Robin Nicholson introduces Telfair's collection, housed acro...

Reducere. Tahiti Islands travel guide. Tourism, Holiday and Vacation, best destination for self-relaxation. With so many options, you can do as much or as li...

Publisher: Rowman & LittlefieldIllustration(s): Text Boxes; Illustrations, unspecified; Tables; Maps; Halftones, Black & White including Black & Wh...

Uncover the secrets of the Tyrolean at this world-class institution, which showcases the unique stories, events and characters that have helped sha...

A comprehensive review of the main issues and concepts related to heritage tourism. Illustrated throughout the text via examples and boxed case stu...

Reducere. DescriptionThe tourism industry continues to evolve as people's interests have changed. There has been a shift in the type of experiences sought wh...

Cultural Heritage Tourism: Five Steps for Success and Sutainability helps managers and community leaders attract visitors to cultural heritage site...

This book provides a comprehensive discussion of the phenomenon of World Heritage tourism through a critical, global perspective that encompasses b...

Reducere. Since the end of Communism, Jews from around the world have visited Poland to tour Holocaust-related sites. A few venture further, seeking to learn...

Examining global buildings from past and present, this book charts the relationship between architecture and tourism. It asks why monuments and bui...

This is the first book to provide a comprehensive account of cultural and heritage tourism in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and th...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

David Harrison has contributed to the academic study of tourism over the last thirty years. This book brings together a collection of his published...

A groundbreaking book recounting the as-yet-untold story of political action at museums in Canada from 1900 to the present.

Locating Imagination in Popular Culture offers a multi-disciplinary account of the ways in which popular culture, tourism and notions of place inte...

Reducere. Written as a chronological narrative of Mohawk history and genealogy, the text is enhanced by detailed reference footnotes and about fifty Mohawk l...

This book highlights the role of religious tourism and pilgrimage in improving cultural relations, showing how faith and activism respond to common...

This is a multi-disciplinary study that adopts an innovative and original approach to a highly topical question, that of meaning-making in museums.

The term 'contents tourism' has been defined as 'travel behaviour motivated fully or partially by narratives, characters, locations, and other crea...

Reducere. Enriched by Cherokee voices, this guidebook offers a unique journey into the lands and culture of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in the mount...

The international controversy over who owns antiquities has pitted museums against archaeologists and source countries where ancient artifacts are ...

Examines the processes, policies, and methodologies of creative tourism, paying special attention to the ways creative and place-based tourism can ...

Reducere. DescriptionAs German troops entered Paris following their victory in June 1940, the American journalist William L. Shirer observed that they carrie...

Winner of the Caribbean Studies Association's 2016 Barbara T. Christian Award for Best Book in the Humanities Tourists flock to the Caribbean for i...

From Parzival to The Da Vinci Code and Assassin's Creed, the Knights Templar have captivated artists and audiences for centuries. This study explor...

Reducere. Indonesia: History, Heritage, Culture offers a concise, engaging introduction to the historical, political and cultural dynamics of Indonesia, the ...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Alexandra (Appalachian State University, USA) Sterling-HellenbrandIllustration(s): 15 bw illusNumber...

Reducere. POLICING FOR PROFIT presents a startling, yet timely exposE demonstrating that some U.S. metropolitan police departments are more interested in run...

"This book grew out of a workshop, Heritage, Culture and Rights: Challenging Discourses, which we convened under the auspices of the Australian Hum...

Reducere. Okinawa, Japan. The People, History, World War II, Culture and Tradition. Travel and Tourism. Before Okinawa, there was Ryukyu, an independent king...