Authenticating ethnic tourism /
This book represents a shifting of emphasis away from the discourse of authenticity to the process of authenticating ethnic tourism. It focuses upon what authentication is, how it works, who is involved, and what the problems are in the process. By using the study of folk villages on Hainan Island,...
| Основен автор: | Xie, Philip Feifan. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Bristol, UK ; Buffalo, N.Y. :
Channel View Publications,
℗♭2011.
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| Серия: |
Tourism and cultural change.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=355222 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Authenticating ethnic tourism. |
| Резюме: |
This book represents a shifting of emphasis away from the discourse of authenticity to the process of authenticating ethnic tourism. It focuses upon what authentication is, how it works, who is involved, and what the problems are in the process. By using the study of folk villages on Hainan Island, China, the book suggests that authenticity evolves from a static into a more dynamic concept, which can be formulated according to the different stages of development relating to all the stakeholders involved. Authentication is an interactive process in which a balance of forces defines a state of e. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (272 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-269) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781845411596 1845411595 |