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Cultural Tourism in Southern Africa
Haretsebe Manwa
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Description for Cultural Tourism in Southern Africa
Paperback. This volume provides an overview of cultural tourism in southern Africa. It examines the utilisation of culture in southern African tourism and the related impacts, possibilities and challenges from wide-ranging perspectives. Concepts explored include authenticity, commodification, the tourist gaze and 'Otherness', heritage and sustainability. Editor(s): Manwa, Haretsebe (University of Botswana); Saarinen, Jarkko (University of Oulu); Moswete, Naomi. Series: Tourism and Cultural Change. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFM; JHM; KNSG; RG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This volume provides an accessible overview of cultural tourism in southern Africa. It examines the utilisation of culture in southern African tourism and the related impacts, possibilities and challenges from deep and wide-ranging perspectives. The chapters use case studies to showcase some of the cultural tourism which occurs in the region and link to concepts such as authenticity, commodification, the tourist gaze and `Otherness', heritage, sustainability and sustainable livelihoods. The authors scrutinise both positive and negative impacts of cultural tourism throughout the book and explore issues including the definition of community, ethical considerations, empowerment, gender, participation and inequality. The book ... Read more
This volume provides an accessible overview of cultural tourism in southern Africa. It examines the utilisation of culture in southern African tourism and the related impacts, possibilities and challenges from deep and wide-ranging perspectives. The chapters use case studies to showcase some of the cultural tourism which occurs in the region and link to concepts such as authenticity, commodification, the tourist gaze and `Otherness', heritage, sustainability and sustainable livelihoods. The authors scrutinise both positive and negative impacts of cultural tourism throughout the book and explore issues including the definition of community, ethical considerations, empowerment, gender, participation and inequality. The book ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Tourism and Cultural Change
Condition
New
Weight
297g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845415518
SKU
V9781845415518
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Haretsebe Manwa
Haretsebe Manwa is Associate Professor at North-West University, South Africa. Her research encompasses tourism and poverty alleviation, wildlife tourism, community-based tourism and cultural tourism. Naomi Moswete is Senior Lecturer at the University of Botswana. Her interests include tourism as a strategy for rural development, community-based natural resources management and trans-frontier park-based tourism. ... Read more
Reviews for Cultural Tourism in Southern Africa
The book is a great reference to open people's eyes on current cultural tourism issues in Southern Africa. The book also discussed on specific cases of how problems were addressed and tried to be solved. Due to that, the book is an extremely important reference for further discussion and development of cultural tourism; especially for the Africans. On top of ... Read more