ISBN:
1845411668
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1845411676
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1845411684
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9781845411664
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9781845411671
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9781845411688
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 298 pages)
Series Statement:
Tourism and cultural change
DDC:
394.230994
Keywords:
Australia / Social life and customs
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Social Science
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions
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Country life
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Festivals
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Manners and customs
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Alltag, Brauchtum
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Festivals
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Festivals Case studies
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Country life
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Traditionale Kultur
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Rekultivierung
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Festival
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Landleben
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Australien
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Australien
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Fallstudiensammlung
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Australien
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Landleben
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Festival
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Traditionale Kultur
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Rekultivierung
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Festivals have burgeoned in rural areas, revitalising old traditions and inventing new reasons to celebrate. How do festivals contribute to tourism, community and a rural sense of belonging? What are their cultural, environmental and economic dimensions? This book answers such questions - featuring contributions from leading geographers, historians, anthropologists, tourism scholars and cultural researchers. It draws on a range of case studies: from the rustic charm of agricultural shows and family circuses to the effervescent festival of Elvis Presley impersonators in Parkes; from wildflower
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List of Figures and Tables; Contributors; Preface; Part 1 Exploring Rural Festivals; Chapter 1 The Extent and Significance of Rural Festivals; Chapter 2 Histories of Agricultural Shows and Rural Festivals in Australia; Chapter 3 Rural Festivals and Processes of Belonging; Part 2 Nuts and Bolts: Making Festivals Happen; Chapter 4 Local Leadership and Rural Renewal through Festival Fun: The Case of SnowFest; Chapter 5 Economic Benefits of Rural Festivalsand Questions of Geographical Scale: The Rusty Gromfest Surf Carnival
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