Politics of Public Memory Tourism, History, and Ethnicity in Monterey, California

Name: Politics of Public Memory Tourism, History, and Ethnicity in Monterey, California
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ISBN: 9780791414842

ISBN-10: 0791414841

ISBN-13: 9780791414842

Edition: N/A

Authors: Martha K. Norkunas

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Examines one of the many cases of American communities reconstructing the past and reinterpreting the present in order to develop a tourist industry. Identifies the particular ideologies that prompt residents to represent themselves in tourism and that also legitimate the established social structure. Paper edition (unseen), $12.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book details

List price: $31.95
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Publication date: 7/1/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 136
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English



Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Introduction: An Intellectual Journey to the Politics of Culture


Ethnography and History: The Monterey Example


The Construction of Public History Texts


The Literary Landscape and the Industrial Past


Nature, History, and Ethnicity


Public History, Tourist Landscapes, and the Reconfiguration of Reality: Concluding Thoughts


Appendix: Site Descriptions of the Path of History


Bibliography


Index