Authentic and Inauthentic Places in Tourism: From Heritage Sites to Theme Parks

by Jane Lovell and Chris Bull

Book Overview

With the rise of post-truth and fake news, a thorough examination of authenticity has never been so relevant. This book explores the geography of authenticity, investigating a wide variety of places used by tourists. Not only does it assess what might be described as the more traditional objects for examination - places such as the city, the countryside and the coast - it also includes chapters on art and place, hipster places, gentrification,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138936707
• ISBN13: 9781138936706
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"