Culture and Value: Tourism, Heritage, and Property

by Regina F. Bendix

Book Overview

When heritage becomes a commodity, when culture is instrumental in driving tourism, and when individuals assert ownership over either, social, ideological, political, and economic motivations intertwine. Bestowing value on "culture" is itself a culturally rooted act, and the essays gathered in Culture and Value focus on the motivations and value regimes people in particular times and contexts have generated to enhance the visibility and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 025303566X
• ISBN13: 9780253035660
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"