Tourism, Ethnic Diversity and the City Contributor(s): Rath, Jan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415333903 ISBN-13: 9780415333900 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2006 Annotation: Ethnic diversity has become a crucial component of the cultural capital of post-industrial cities. More and more travellers, leisure seekers and others in cosmopolitan cities indulge in ethno-cultural events and festivals and gravitate to the centers of immigrant ethnic commerce. In so doing, these events, festivals and centers enhance the livability, fuel the job machine and foster the branding of these cities. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - Social Science | Human Geography - Business & Economics | Industries - Hospitality, Travel & Tourism |
Dewey: 338.479 |
LCCN: 2006014482 |
Series: Routledge/Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism, and |
Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.26" W x 9.62" (1.08 lbs) 223 pages |
Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Tourism, Ethnic Diversity and the City fills a gap in existing research in terms of how immigration relates to urban tourism and investigates the new theoretical insights and challenges for empirical research using informative case studies drawn from several advanced economies in Europe, North America and Australia. This enlightening book clearly explores the frontiers of knowledge on the interrelationship between tourism, migration, ethnic diversity and place. Exploring further the manifestations of ethnic diversity that have been commodified by immigrants in gateway cities, questioning how these expressions of culture can be transformed into vehicles for further developing the urban tourism economy. Tourism, Ethnic Diversity and the City presents a multidisciplinary approach drawing on key names from the field of geography, sociology, planning and political science and will appeal to those with an interest in any of these areas. |