Official Tourism Websites: A Discourse Analysis Perspective

by Judith Kaplan-Weinger and Rick Hallett

Official Tourism Websites: A Discourse Analysis Perspective investigates the construction and promotion of identity of tourist locales by the designers of the official websites for destinations such as Santiago de Compostela, Spain; the Baltic states of Latvia and Estonia; New Orleans, Louisiana and Gary, Indiana; Myanmar/Burma; US Sports Halls of Fame; and, in recognizing the influence and popularity of such sites, three websites parodying the imaginary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845411374
• ISBN13: 9781845411374
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Channel View Publications
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"