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Author: Hyung Yu Park (Middlesex University, UK)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Dimensions:
Width: 17.40cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 24.60cm
Weight: 0.650kg
ISBN: 9780415595827
ISBN 10: 0415595827
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 15 November 2013
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
'Intelligently written, with topical case studies and pertinent research questions, this is a very useful, comprehensive and accessible text for all students of heritage studies.' Professor Kevin Hannam, International Centre for Research in Events, Tourism & Hospitality, Leeds Metropolitan University
""Intelligently written, with topical case studies and pertinent research questions, this is a very useful, comprehensive and accessible text for all students of heritage and tourism studies."" – Professor Kevin Hannam, International Centre for Research in Events, Tourism & Hospitality, Leeds Metropolitan University""Overall this is an excellent introduction to heritage tourism that will be of interest to a wide audience. It will be particularly useful for undergraduate students taking courses in heritage tourism, although postgraduate students may want to use it alongside other texts that explore particular topics in more detail. Academic researchers will also find this a stimulating read for the way that it highlights connections and relationships between heritage tourism and broader issues within social science and management studies."" – Duncan Light, School of Science and the Environment, Manchester Metropolitan University
Intelligently written, with topical case studies and pertinent research questions, this is a very useful, comprehensive and accessible text for all students of heritage and tourism studies. - Professor Kevin Hannam, International Centre for Research in Events, Tourism & Hospitality, Leeds Metropolitan University Overall this is an excellent introduction to heritage tourism that will be of interest to a wide audience. It will be particularly useful for undergraduate students taking courses in heritage tourism, although postgraduate students may want to use it alongside other texts that explore particular topics in more detail. Academic researchers will also find this a stimulating read for the way that it highlights connections and relationships between heritage tourism and broader issues within social science and management studies. - Duncan Light, School of Science and the Environment, Manchester Metropolitan University
Author Information
Hyung yu Park is Senior Lecturer of Tourism Studies at Middlesex University, UK. Her main area of research and teaching is cultural heritage tourism, particularly its dialectic role in the reconstruction of national identity, social memory and nationhood. Other research interests include: qualitative (ethnographic) research methods in tourism studies; heritage management; heritage interpretation and consumption; sustainable development of cultural and heritage tourism; and the politics of heritage tourism.
