ABSTRACT

It is becoming ever clearer that while people tour cultures, cultures and objects themselves are in a constant state of migration. This collection brings together some of the most influential writers in the field to examine the complex connections between tourism and cultural change and the relevance of tourist experience to current theoretical debates on space, time and identity.

part |2 pages

Part 1 THEORIES

chapter 2|29 pages

THE DISORIENTED TOURIST

The figuration of the tourist in contemporary cultural critique

chapter 4|21 pages

THE OBJECTS OF TRAVEL

chapter 5|15 pages

‘McDISNEYIZATION’ AND ‘POST-TOURISM’: COMPLEMENTARY PERSPECTIVES ON CONTEMPORARY

Complementary perspectives on contemporary tourism

part |2 pages

Part II CONTEXTS

chapter 6|24 pages

THE CULTURE OF TOURISM

chapter 7|18 pages

PERFORMING THE TOURIST PRODUCT

chapter 8|21 pages

A PEOPLE’S STORY

Heritage, identity and authenticity