Identity Tourism Imaging and Imagining the Nation

Name: Identity Tourism Imaging and Imagining the Nation
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ISBN: 9780080466187

ISBN-10: 0080466184

ISBN-13: 9780080466187

Edition: 2007

Authors: Susan Pitchford

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Identity Tourism: Imaging and Imagining the Nation examines the role of tourism in the construction of national identity. To imagine a nation, nationalists must construct a national story about their history and culture that defines them as a people, and counters the negative story circulated by their enemies. One of the objectives of this book is to identify the necessary historical and cultural components of a compelling national story. Yet a story is of no use unless it is heard, so nationalists need media through which the national narrative can be told. The principal objective of this book is to show that identity tourism is a medium that can be used to tell the national story, both to…

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List price: $135.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 220
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.034



Foreword



Introduction


Tourism and Nationalism in Wales


Data and Methods


The Plan of the Book



Wales: Conquest, "Colonization" and the Beginnings of Nationalism


Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Nationalism


Twentieth-Century Nationalism



Building National Identity


Nations, Nationalisms, and Narratives


The Iconography of Nationalism


Icons of Welsh Nationhood


Community


Conclusion



Tourism as a Medium


Economic and Political Impacts of Tourism


Identity Tourism as a Medium


The Tension between Education and Entertainment


Tourism and Stereotyping


Authenticity



Identity Tourism in Wales


The Economic Impact of Tourism


Tourism Development and Marketing


The Major Identity Attractions of Wales


Identity Tourism and Stereotyping


Conclusion



Celtica


Planning and Development


The Celtica Experience


Tourist Responses to Celtica


Celtica and the Heritage Debate


Conclusion



Conclusions: Tourism and National Identity


The Tourist Traps



Informants



Interview Schedules


References


Author Index


Subject Index