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Tourism and National Identity : Heritage and Nationhood in Scotland / Kalyan Bhandari.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Tourism and Cultural Change ; 39Publisher: Bristol, UK; Blue Ridge Summit, PA : Channel View Publications, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource (168 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781845414481
  • 9781845414498
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.4/791411 23
LOC classification:
  • G155.G7 B53 2014
  • G155.G7 B53 2014
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Tourism and Nationalism in Scotland -- 3. Scottish Identity in Tourism -- 4. 'Narrating' the Scottish Nation on Tour Buses -- 5. Robert the Bruce and the Regional Heritage of the South-West -- 6. The Scottish Nation in the Cultural Heritage of Robert Burns -- 7. Genealogical Tourists and Homeland Nationalism -- 8. Conclusions -- References -- Index
Summary: This book explores the role of tourism as a means to express 'nation' and 'nationhood'. Based on field research in southwest and central Scotland it shows how various historical accounts, cultural icons and images, events and celebrations create a meaning of the Scottish nation. It examines the narratives, either explicit or implicit, produced at heritage-related tourism sites and how these become interwoven with the ideology of a nation. This volume will be of use to researchers and students in tourism and heritage studies, Scottish studies, culture and identity, nationalism and national identity; as well as to tourism and heritage industry professionals and policy-makers.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Tourism and Nationalism in Scotland -- 3. Scottish Identity in Tourism -- 4. 'Narrating' the Scottish Nation on Tour Buses -- 5. Robert the Bruce and the Regional Heritage of the South-West -- 6. The Scottish Nation in the Cultural Heritage of Robert Burns -- 7. Genealogical Tourists and Homeland Nationalism -- 8. Conclusions -- References -- Index

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This book explores the role of tourism as a means to express 'nation' and 'nationhood'. Based on field research in southwest and central Scotland it shows how various historical accounts, cultural icons and images, events and celebrations create a meaning of the Scottish nation. It examines the narratives, either explicit or implicit, produced at heritage-related tourism sites and how these become interwoven with the ideology of a nation. This volume will be of use to researchers and students in tourism and heritage studies, Scottish studies, culture and identity, nationalism and national identity; as well as to tourism and heritage industry professionals and policy-makers.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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