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Tourism and National Identity Hb
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Heritage and Nationhood in Scotland
Besorgungstitel - wird vorgemerkt | Lieferzeit: Besorgungstitel - Lieferbar innerhalb von 10 Werktagen I
Artikel-Nr:
9781845414481
Veröffentl:
2014
Erscheinungsdatum:
26.06.2014
Seiten:
168
Autor:
Kalyan Bhandari
Gewicht:
340 g
Format:
211x150x15 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Kalyan Bhandari is a lecturer in Events, Hospitality and Tourism at the University of the West of Scotland, UK. He has been working in tourism for 14 years and his research interests include heritage, cultural identity and representation in tourism and nationalism and national identity in tourism.
This book explores the role of tourism as a means to express 'nation' and 'nationhood'. Based on field research in southwest and central Scotland it shows how various historical accounts, cultural icons and images, events and celebrations create a meaning of the Scottish nation.
List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Tourism and Nationalism in Scotland; 3. Scottish Identity in Tourism; 4. 'Narrating' the Scottish Nation in Tour Buses; 5. Robert the Bruce and the Regional Heritage of the Southwest; 6. The Scottish Nation in the Cultural Heritage of Robert Burns; 7. Genealogical Tourists and Homeland Nationalism; 8. Conclusions; References.