Authenticating Ethnic Tourism

This book represents a shifting of emphasis away from the discourse of authenticity to the process of authenticating ethnic tourism. It focuses upon what authentication is, how it works, who is involved, and what are the problems in the process. It explores an intricate tourism-ethnicity relationship in the context of Hainan Island, China.

Info autore

Philip Feifan Xie is Professor of the Tourism, Leisure and Event Planning program at Bowling Green State University, Ohio, USA. He holds a PhD in planning from the University of Waterloo, Canada. His areas of specialization include cultural and heritage tourism, tourism morphology and event management.

Riassunto

This book represents a shifting of emphasis away from the discourse of authenticity to the process of authenticating ethnic tourism. It focuses upon what authentication is, how it works, who is involved, and what are the problems in the process. It explores an intricate tourism-ethnicity relationship in the context of Hainan Island, China.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Philip Feifan Xie
• Editore: Channel View Publications
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 10.11.2010
• EAN: 9781845411589
• ISBN: 978-1-84541-158-9
• Pagine: 288
• Dimensioni: 150 mm x 211 mm x 23 mm
• Peso: 458 g
• Serie: Tourism and Cultural Change; Tourism and Cultural Change
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche