Joy, Charlotte. 2010. ‘Heritage and Tourism: contested discourses in Djenné, a World Heritage Site’. In: D Macleod and J Carrier, eds. Tourism, Power and Culture: Anthropological Insights. Channel View Publications, pp. 47-63. ISBN 978-1845411251 [Book Section]

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Tourism as an experience and an industry is infused by culture in its various dimensions, and influenced throughout by relationships of power; this is particularly apparent at the destination site. Anthropological investigations give rich insights into power and culture through ethnographic fieldwork, comparative analysis and theoretical explanation. Within this timely and groundbreaking book case studies come from Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, Australia and South East Asia. It is divided into two sections dealing with tourism and the power struggle for resources; and tourism and culture: presentation, promotion and the manipulation of image. Chapters explore issues as diverse as terrorism, ethnicity and World Heritage Sites, and the role of the analysis of power in tourism studies. They illustrate how culture shapes tourism development, is commodified, and becomes a tool in political and economic strategies and struggles.

Item Type:	Book Section
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Anthropology
Dates:	Date Event 2010 Published
Item ID:	11774
Date Deposited:	22 Jun 2015 12:44
Last Modified:	11 Jul 2017 10:15
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/11774

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