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Royal Tourism
Palmer, Nicola J. (Sheffield Hallam University). Ed(S): Long, Philip (Leeds Metropolitan University)
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Description for Royal Tourism
paperback. The relationships between tourism and royalty have received little coverage in the tourism literature. Tourism has also received limited attention in historical studies of royalty. This book breaks new ground in its exploration of the relationships between royalty and tourism past, present and future from a range of disciplinary perspectives. Editor(s): Long, Philip (Leeds Metropolitan University). Series: Tourism and Cultural Change. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
There are multiple and complex relationships between royalty and tourism which have received little attention in the academic literature. This book draws on historical, sociological and cultural perspectives in its collection of chapters that examine the royal tourism phenomenon in several international and theoretical contexts. Authors in this volume examine for example: the history, development and trajectories of 'royal tourism'; 'royal tourism' and national identities; the interpretation of royalty to tourists; the image(s) and representations of 'royal tourism'; tourist perceptions of royalty and royal properties and sites; royalty, tourism and national image, identity and citizenship.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Series
Tourism and Cultural Change
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845410803
SKU
V9781845410803
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Ref
99-15
About Palmer, Nicola J. (Sheffield Hallam University). Ed(S): Long, Philip (Leeds Metropolitan University)
Philip Long (PhD, PGCLT, BA Hons, MTMI) is a Principal Research Fellow at the Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK. Philip has research interests in the tourism dimensions of festivals and cultural events, tourism - media relationships and, social exclusion from tourism participation. He is also interested in research-based professional development for the destination management ... Read more
Reviews for Royal Tourism
The book is to be welcomed by tourism scholars and is likely to provoke more research into what can be a noteworthy component of tourism for many destinations.
Joan C. Henderson, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, in Tourism Recreation Research 34(1) 2009 "This is a timely, authoritative and valuable study into Royalty and Tourism. At a time when it has ... Read more
Joan C. Henderson, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, in Tourism Recreation Research 34(1) 2009 "This is a timely, authoritative and valuable study into Royalty and Tourism. At a time when it has ... Read more