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Author: Michael V. Conlin ,
Geoffrey R. Bird
Publisher: Channel View Publications Ltd
Imprint: Channel View Publications
Volume: 37
Dimensions:
Width: 14.80cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 21.00cm
Weight: 0.518kg
ISBN: 9781845414382
ISBN 10: 1845414381
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 08 May 2014
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Railway Heritage and Tourism provides a great resource for understanding the importance of railway heritage and its importance to tourism development in certain regions of the world. The book gives a great tribute to this great and sometimes forgotten mode of transport. The observations and analysis presented in this book will give readers a broad view and understanding of the importance of railway heritage to tourism. -- Claudia Ribeiro de Almeida School of Management, Hotel Management and Tourism, University of Algarve, Algarve, Portugal Anatolia, 26:3, 489-490 To many people, railway travel encapsulates a romantic era of tourism, spanning little more than a century before being pushed sideways by the automobile and jet aircraft. This wonderful book belies this perception!! Rail travel as heritage is alive and well in contemporary tourism and these fascinating accounts illustrate the durability of this bewitching form of transport. Tom Baum, University of Strathclyde, UK The editors have brought together a fascinating collection of cases from around the world that provide both practical and theoretical perspectives on the history, growth, challenges of heritage railways, offering insights into the sector's sustainability. For many of us railfans, myself included, this book also speaks personally to the importance of heritage railways as a vehicle for self-actualization and the expansion of one's individual world, both real and imaginary. John S. Hull, Thompson Rivers University, Canada
To many people, railway travel encapsulates a romantic era of tourism, spanning little more than a century before being pushed sideways by the automobile and jet aircraft. This wonderful book belies this perception!! Rail travel as heritage is alive and well in contemporary tourism and these fascinating accounts illustrate the durability of this bewitching form of transport. Tom Baum, University of Strathclyde, UK The editors have brought together a fascinating collection of cases from around the world that provide both practical and theoretical perspectives on the history, growth, challenges of heritage railways, offering insights into the sector's sustainability. For many of us railfans, myself included, this book also speaks personally to the importance of heritage railways as a vehicle for self-actualization and the expansion of one's individual world, both real and imaginary. John S. Hull, Thompson Rivers University, Canada
Author Information
Author Website: http://www.okanagan.bc.ca
Michael V. Conlin is a professor in the Okanagan School of Business, Canada. His research focuses on cultural and heritage tourism and industrial cultural heritage. Recent publications include Mining Heritage and Tourism (edited with L. Jolliffe, 2011). Geoffrey R. Bird is a professor at Royal Roads University, Canada. His research interests include cultural and heritage tourism and remembrance tourism. He is the co-author of Transforming Communities through Tourism (with C. Fisher, B. White & T. Hood, 2009).
