| Coach Fellas: Heritage and Tourism in Ireland Contributor(s): Costa, Kelli Ann (Author) |
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ISBN: 1598744062 ISBN-13: 9781598744064 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $180.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Travel | Europe - Ireland - Business & Economics | Industries - Hospitality, Travel & Tourism |
| Dewey: 338.479 |
| LCCN: 2009002323 |
| Series: Heritage, Tourism, and Community |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 9" (1.05 lbs) 255 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Ireland |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Coach Fellas are known to almost all tourists who traverse the Irish countryside. Ostensibly bus drivers, they are also the tour guides who provide the crucial component in the branding of "people, place, and pace" upon which Irish heritage tourism depends. Kelli Costa's ethnography of these highly trained and informed working class men highlights a previously ignored component of the tourism industry. She also demonstrates their importance in providing a visitor-specific vision of heritage that contrasts with the realities of contemporary economic development. |