Tim Edensor

Tourists at the Taj (eBook, PDF)

Performance and Meaning at a Symbolic Site

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book presents for the first time a sociological analysis of the cultural phenomenon, the Taj Mahal. It describes many of the tourist practices around the Taj as well as considering the notion of tourism in a wider context.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Januar 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134705504
• Artikelnr.: 43071616

Autorenporträt

Tim Edensor is lecturer and researcher in the department of cultural studies at Staffordshire University. He has researched extensively in tourist practices and popular culture.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1 Constructing tourist space 2 The regulation of tourist space
3 Narratives of the Taj Mahal 4 Walking, gazing, photographing and
remembering at the Taj 5 Enclavic and heterogenous tourist spaces in Agra 6
Tourist plans for Agra and the Taj 7 Conclusion