The Ethics of Sightseeing by Dean Maccannell
Is travel inherently beneficial to human character? Does it automatically educate and enlighten while also promoting tolerance, peace, and understanding? In this challenging book, Dean MacCannell identifies and overcomes common obstacles to ethical sightseeing. Through his unique combination of personal observation and in-depth scholarship, MacCannell ventures into specific tourist destinations and attractions: 'picturesque' rural and natural landscapes, 'hip' urban scenes, historic locations of tragic events, Disney theme parks, beaches, and travel poster ideals. He shows how strategies intended to attract tourists carry unintended consequences when they migrate to other domains of life and reappear as 'staged authenticity'. Demonstrating each act of sightseeing as an ethical test, the book shows how tourists can realize the productive potential of their travel desires, penetrate the collective unconscious, and gain character, insight, and connection to the world.
"Provocatively illustrated and supported by excellent references.. Highly recommended." -- B. Osborne Choice "MacCannell acts as an erudite and entertaining companion throughout this discursive and profound text." -- Chris Vaughan Metapsychology Online Review "Intellectually stimulating, the product of a prodigious intellect, the book is provided with illuminating sidebars, brilliant notes to chapters, as well as a comprehensive index and bibliography." -- Nilak Datta Annals Of Tourism Research "The Ethics of Sightseeing is challenging, insightful, and frustrating all at the same time... All readers of this provocative study will be drawn into the fascinating conversation." -- David M. Wrobel American Studies Journal
Dean MacCannell is Professor Emeritus of Environmental Design at the University of California, Davis, and is the author of The Tourist (UC Press).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780520257825 |
| ISBN 10 | 0520257820 |
| Title | The Ethics of Sightseeing |
| Author | Dean Maccannell |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Year published | 2011-05-19 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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