This book examines the way that Romania has negotiated Dracula tourism over the past four decades. During the communist period (up to 1989) the Romanian state did almost nothing to encourage such tourism but reluctantly tolerated it. However, some discrete local initiatives were developed to cater for Dracula enthusiasts that operated at the margins of legality in a communist state. In the post-communist period (after 1989) any attempt to censor Dracula has disappeared and the private sector in Romania has been swift to exploit the commercial possibilities of the Count.
This book examines the way that Romania has negotiated Dracula tourism over the past four decades. During the communist period (up to 1989) the Romanian state did almost nothing to encourage such tourism but reluctantly tolerated it. However, some discrete local initiatives were developed to cater for Dracula enthusiasts that operated at the margins of legality in a communist state. In the post-communist period (after 1989) any attempt to censor Dracula has disappeared and the private sector in Romania has been swift to exploit the commercial possibilities of the Count.
Dr Duncan Light works in the School of Tourism, Bournemouth University, UK. He is a cultural geographer with particular interests in the inter-relationships between tourism, national identity and heritage.
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Contents: Introduction Tourism, identity and popular culture The Dracula of literature The historical Dracula Dracula tourism in socialist Romania Fiction, history and myth at Dracula's castles Dracula and tourism in post-socialist Romania 'Dracula Park' Conclusions References Index.
Contents: Introduction Tourism, identity and popular culture The Dracula of literature The historical Dracula Dracula tourism in socialist Romania Fiction, history and myth at Dracula's castles Dracula and tourism in post-socialist Romania 'Dracula Park' Conclusions References Index.
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