Heritage and Tourism in "the global village" / Priscilla Boniface and Peter J. Fowler

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Bonifaci, Priscilla

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Publication details: London ; New York : Routledge, cop. 1993Edition: 1st edDescription: xiii, 175 pISBN:

0415072379

Summary: Tourism is now a global phenomenon, set to become the world's largest industry and already crucial to many national and local economies. To a great extent it feeds off heritage - from monuments and treasures to indigenous cultures, ideas and images. How can heritage sites be protected from, yet still enjoyed by, ever-increasing numbers of tourists? Various heritages are now presented to a wide range of culturally-differentiated tourists and armchair travellers. How does and should the interpreter give meaning to structures, artefacts and ideas for global villagers with different backgrounds, motivations and expectations? Drawing on a wide range of examples from round the world, including Paris, Hawaii, Nacional Parks and World Heritage Sites, Nazi treasures and '1492', the book specifies both good and bad practice. It pleads for greater understanding of the nature of heritage and tourism in order to generate better understanding of the global condition. Essential reading for all those concerned with leisure and heritage management, conservation and heritage studies. (Font: Editor)

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Centre d' Informació i Documentació del CERC Sala	General	S 02854	1	Available (Disponible)		1900004790

Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction: setting the global scene -- 2. Home thoughts -- 3. Indigenous and colonial -- 4. East and West -- 5. The aloha experience: Hawaii -- 6. Urbane and streetwise -- 7. The rural scene -- 8. In the museum direction -- 9. The 'moving object' -- 10. Global products -- 11. Heritage, tourism and 'the village' -- Notes -- Further reading -- Index to p/aces -- Index to subjects

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