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Theorizing tourism : analyzing iconic destinations
- Title
- Theorizing tourism : analyzing iconic destinations / Arthur Asa Berger.
- Author
- Berger, Arthur Asa, 1933-
- Publication
- Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, ©2013.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | G155.A1 B436 2013 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 183 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- A useful introduction to the critical study of tourism, this brief text applies semiotics and cultural theory to deal with some of our most iconic global destinations. It offers accessible analyses of 18 famous tourist locations.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Studying Tourism -- ch. 2 Making a Semiotic Analysis of Tourist Icons -- ch. 3 The Taj Mahal, Agra -- ch. 4 Disneyland, California -- ch. 5 Bali: An Exotic Disneyland -- ch. 6 The Ryoan-ji Rock Garden, Kyoto -- ch. 7 The Eiffel Tower, Paris -- ch. 8 The Las Vegas Strip, Nevada -- ch. 9 St. Basil's Cathedral, Red Square, Moscow -- ch. 10 Antarctica -- ch. 11 Luang Prabang, Laos -- ch. 12 Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain -- ch. 13 Chichen Itza, Mexico -- ch. 14 Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet -- ch. 15 Masada, Israel -- ch. 16 The Great Wall of China -- ch. 17 The Great Pyramid, Giza, Egypt -- ch. 18 El Escorial, Spain -- ch. 19 Brasilia, Brazil -- ch. 20 Angkor Wat, Cambodia -- ch. 21 Coda.
- ISBN
- 9781611322347
- 1611322340
- 9781611322354
- 1611322359
- 9781611326772
- 161132677X
- LCCN
- 2012034493
- 40021782020
- OCLC
- ocn794362062
- 794362062
- SCSB-1694840
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library