Gebundenes Buch

Irish Tourism

Image, Culture and Identity

Herausgeber: Cronin, Michael; O'Connor, Barbara

Beschreibung

The book explores the multi-faceted nature of the important phenomenon of Irish tourism, drawing on current work in sociology, cultural studies, ethnography, and language studies. It will provide invaluable insights into historical and contemporary tourist representations, practices and impacts and will interest researchers and practitioners.

Autor

Michael Cronin is Associate Professor in the School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies and Dean of the Joint Faculty of Humanities, Dublin City University. He is author of Across the Lines: Travel, Language and Translation (Cork University Press, 2000) and Translating Ireland: Translation, Languages, Identities (Cork University Press, 1996). He is co-editor of Reinventing Ireland: Culture, Society and the Global Economy (Pluto Press, 2002) and Tourism in Ireland: A Critical Analysis (Cork University Press, 1993). He is a member of the Editorial Board of Tourism and Cultural Change and a member of the International Editorial Board of Language and Intercultural Communication. Barbara O'Connor is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Communications, Dublin City University. She has published widely on Irish tourism and other aspects of Irish popular culture including media audiences/consumption and popular dance. She is co-editor of Gender in Irish Society (Galway University Press, 1987), Tourism in Ireland: A Critical Analysis (Cork University Press, 1993) and Media Audiences in Ireland: Power and Cultural Identity (University College Dublin Press, 1997).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Multilingual Matters Limited
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. August 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 211mm x 150mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9781873150542
• ISBN-10: 1873150547
• Artikelnr.: 46606660