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The Ethics of Sightseeing
Dean Maccannell
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Description for The Ethics of Sightseeing
Hardback. Is travel inherently beneficial to human character? Does it automatically educate and enlighten while also promoting tolerance, peace, and understanding? This title identifies and overcomes common obstacles to ethical sightseeing. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 b/w photos and 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFM; KNSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
Is travel inherently beneficial to human character? Does it automatically educate and enlighten while also promoting tolerance, peace, and understanding? In this challenging book, Dean MacCannell identifies and overcomes common obstacles to ethical sightseeing. Through his unique combination of personal observation and in-depth scholarship, MacCannell ventures into specific tourist destinations and attractions: 'picturesque' rural and natural landscapes, 'hip' urban scenes, historic locations of tragic events, Disney theme parks, beaches, and travel poster ideals. He shows how strategies intended to attract tourists carry unintended consequences when they migrate to other domains of life and reappear as 'staged authenticity'. Demonstrating each act ... Read more
Is travel inherently beneficial to human character? Does it automatically educate and enlighten while also promoting tolerance, peace, and understanding? In this challenging book, Dean MacCannell identifies and overcomes common obstacles to ethical sightseeing. Through his unique combination of personal observation and in-depth scholarship, MacCannell ventures into specific tourist destinations and attractions: 'picturesque' rural and natural landscapes, 'hip' urban scenes, historic locations of tragic events, Disney theme parks, beaches, and travel poster ideals. He shows how strategies intended to attract tourists carry unintended consequences when they migrate to other domains of life and reappear as 'staged authenticity'. Demonstrating each act ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520257825
SKU
V9780520257825
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About Dean Maccannell
Dean MacCannell is Professor Emeritus of Environmental Design at the University of California, Davis, and is the author of The Tourist (UC Press).
Reviews for The Ethics of Sightseeing
"Provocatively illustrated and supported by excellent references... Highly recommended."
B. Osborne Choice "MacCannell acts as an erudite and entertaining companion throughout this discursive and profound text."
Chris Vaughan Metapsychology Online Review "Intellectually stimulating, the product of a prodigious intellect, the book is provided with illuminating sidebars, brilliant notes to chapters, as well as a comprehensive index and bibliography." ... Read more
B. Osborne Choice "MacCannell acts as an erudite and entertaining companion throughout this discursive and profound text."
Chris Vaughan Metapsychology Online Review "Intellectually stimulating, the product of a prodigious intellect, the book is provided with illuminating sidebars, brilliant notes to chapters, as well as a comprehensive index and bibliography." ... Read more