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Irish tourism : image, culture, and identity /

This book is a collection of essays that examines the social, political and cultural impact of tourism on Irish society. It deals with both the historical experience of Irish tourism and with the contemporary influence of tourism on different areas of Irish life and cultural self-representation.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Cronin, Michael, 1960-, O'Connor, Barbara (Cultural historian)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Clevedon ; Buffalo : Channel View Publications, ©2003.
Series:Tourism and cultural change ; 1.
Subjects:
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Contributors; Introduction; Part 1 Changing Places: The Local and the Global in Tourist Communities; Chapter 1 'If It Wasn't for the Tourists We Wouldn't Have an Audience': The Case of Tourism and Traditional Music in North Mayo; Chapter 2 Defining the Local: The Development of an 'Environment Culture' in a Clare Village; Chapter 3 Shaping Tourism Places: Agency and Interconnections in Festival Settings; Part 2 Performing Heritage: The Globalisation of Tourist Products and Practices; Chapter 4 'The Cracked Pint Glass of the Servant': The Irish Pub, Irish Identity and the Tourist Eye.