Ethnic and Minority Cultures as Tourist Attractions

This book focuses on ethnic and minority communities in urban contexts and the ways in which their cultures are represented in tourism development. It offers a multi-disciplinary approach which draws on examples and case studies of ethnic and minority communities and their cultures from all around the world.

About the author

Anya Diekmann is Professor of Tourism at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Belgium. Her research focuses mainly on cultural tourism, urban ethnic and slum tourism as well as social tourism.
Melanie Kay Smith is Associate Professor in Tourism at BKF University of Applied Sciences, Budapest. Her research focuses on cultural tourism, community-based tourism, urban development and planning and health and wellness tourism.

Product details

• Authors: Anya Diekmann
• Assisted by: Anya Diekmann (Editor), Melanie Kay Smith (Editor)
• Publisher: Channel View Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.01.2015
• EAN: 9781845414832
• ISBN: 978-1-84541-483-2
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 236 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 567 g
• Series: Aspects of Tourism; Aspects of Tourism (Hardcover); Aspects of Tourism
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories