ISBN:
9781315427539
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (243 Seiten)
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Illustrationen
Series Statement:
Heritage, tourism and community
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Sather-Wagstaff, Joy Heritage that hurts
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Sather-Wagstaff, Joy Heritage that hurts
DDC:
306.4819
Keywords:
Heritage tourism
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War memorials
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Dark tourism
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Holocaust memorials
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September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
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Dark tourism
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Heritage tourism
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Holocaust memorials
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War memorials
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Heritage tourism
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Memorialization
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Case studies
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Gewalt
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Politik
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Gedenkstätte
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Katastrophentourismus
Abstract:
Ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. Memory, space/place, tourism : paradigms and problems -- ch. 3. Unpacking "dark" tourism -- ch. 4. Consumption, meaning, commemoration -- ch. 5. Marking memorial spaces, making dialogic memoryscapes -- ch. 6. The material culture of violence and commemoration in public display -- ch. 7. The social life of things : material and visual culture of travel and personal historiography -- ch. 8. Conclusion: The contest of meaning and cultures of commemoration.
Abstract:
Memorial sites are vernacular spaces that are continuously negotiated, constructed, and reconstructed into meaningful places. Through in-depth interviews, photographs, and graffiti, the author compares the 9/11 memorial with other hurtful sites to show how tourists construct knowledge through performative activities
Note:
Originally published in print 2011 by Left Coast Press, Inc
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-238) and index
DOI:
10.4324/9781315427539
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