Cultural Heritage and Tourism by Dallen J Timothy
Comprehensive coverage of international cultural heritage tourism management. Cultural heritage is one of the most important tourism resources in the world. This book provides a comprehensive theoretical overview and applied knowledge of the issues, practices, current debates, concepts and management concerns associated with cultural heritage-based tourism. The second edition has been updated to include timely and emerging topics such as geopolitics, conflict, solidarity tourism, overtourism and climate change. It also expands on important areas such as environmental change, technology, social media, heritage economics, Indigenous knowledge and co-created experiences. This edition includes up-to-date data, statistics, references, case material, figures and pedagogical tools. It remains an important and accessible text for undergraduate and postgraduate students of cultural and heritage tourism, cultural resource management, and museum management.Professor Dallen Timothy is one of the world’s most eminent scholars in the field of cultural heritage tourismUsing an articulate but accessible style, he covers a comprehensive range of pertinent themes from the basics of heritage management to complex issues of authenticity and the interpretation of the contested past. This book provides invaluable material for Cultural Tourism and Heritage Management courses at all levels.
* Melanie Kay Smith, Budapest Metropolitan University, Hungary *This thought-provoking, comprehensive book, written by ‘unashamedly, a self-proclaimed heritage fanatic’ will assist students, scholars and practitioners to understand, conceptualize and effectively and responsibly manage cultural heritage. Those interested in participating in the academic discussion about cultural heritage tourism, recognizing it as a complex multidimensional phenomenon, must read this clear, well-structured and readable book.
* Yaniv Poria, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel *Dallen Timothy's second edition of Cultural Heritage and Tourism is a must-read book on heritage, given the accessible style and breadth and depth with which the topic is dealt. The book is an up-to-date synthesis of key thinking on this area, written by an acknowledged expert on heritage tourism.
* Stephen J. Page, University of Hertfordshire, UK *In compiling the second edition, Dallen J. Timothy successfully devotes space for emerging topics such as the sustainable use of cultural/heritage resources and technology […] Going forward, as the globe struggles to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic, this new edition will conceptually and practically offer a holistic platform for developing transformative/restorative heritage tourism, devoted to moral values, replenishment, and the wellbeing of humanity, for better times, so that it can remain resilient and thriving during catastrophic events.
-- Deepak Chhabra, Arizona State University, USA * Journal of Heritage Tourism, Vol 16 No 5 *Dallen J. Timothy is Professor, School of Community Resources and Development, Arizona State University, USA. He is editor of the Journal of Heritage Tourism and his most recent book publication is Archaeology and Tourism: Touring the Past (2020, co-edited with Lina G. Tahan). His tourism research interests include heritage, geopolitics, religious travel, and empowerment.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781845417703 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845417704 |
| Title | Cultural Heritage and Tourism |
| Author | Dallen J Timothy |
| Series | Aspects Of Tourism Texts |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Channel View Publications Ltd |
| Year published | 2020-12-03 |
| Number of pages | 576 |
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