The politics of heritage tourism in China : a view from Lijiang /
Su, Xiaobo,
The politics of heritage tourism in China : a view from Lijiang / Xiaobo Su and Peggy Teo. - ix, 208 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. - Routledge contemporary China series ; 43 . - Routledge contemporary China series ; 43. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Rethinking tourism politics -- The cultural politics of tourism: exploring the complexity of hegemony -- Locating Lijiang: connections and process -- Producing heritage: Lijiang's immersion into global tourism -- Consuming heritage: tourists' expectations and influence on Lijiang -- Local agency in heritage tourism -- Conclusion: cultural politics of heritage tourism and beyond. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8.
"This volume unravels the politics surrounding behind China's hegemonic project of heritage tourism development in Lijiang. It provides a compelling study of the dialectical relationships between global and domestic capital, the state, tourists and locals as they collude, collaborate and contest one another to ready Lijiang for tourist consumption. Using rich material from insightful interviews and quantitative data, the authors show how complex tourism development can be even as it strives to do good for the community. Su and Teo investigate the practices of contestation and negotiation of identity within Lijiang; analyze the negotiations that transform material and vernacular landscapes; and suggests strategies that will enable sustained tourism interest in this location. Linking Gramsci's theory on hegemony to the cultural politics of space, this book has two major strengths: it establishes a theoretical framework to conceptualize power relations in tourism space and provides critical insights into the rapidly shifting socio-political landscape of contemporary China. Comparisons with other Chinese heritage sites are also provided. By addressing the power struggles inevitable in the process of tourism development, The Politics of Heritage Tourism in China provides an innovative understanding of China's dynamic politics in a period of transition. As such, it will address the needs of students and academic scholars working in the fields of China studies, tourism, cultural studies, urban studies, sociology, geography, political science and heritage studies."--Publisher's website.
0415478081 9780415478083
2009003524
Heritage tourism--China--Yulong Naxizu Zizhixian
Tourism--Government policy--China--Yulong Naxizu Zizhixian
Culture and tourism--China--Yulong Naxizu Zizhixian
Human geography--China--Yulong Naxizu Zizhixian
Landscape changes--China--Yulong Naxizu Zizhixian
Yulong Naxizu Zizhixian (China)--Antiquities
G155.C55 / S8 2009
915.135
The politics of heritage tourism in China : a view from Lijiang / Xiaobo Su and Peggy Teo. - ix, 208 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. - Routledge contemporary China series ; 43 . - Routledge contemporary China series ; 43. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Rethinking tourism politics -- The cultural politics of tourism: exploring the complexity of hegemony -- Locating Lijiang: connections and process -- Producing heritage: Lijiang's immersion into global tourism -- Consuming heritage: tourists' expectations and influence on Lijiang -- Local agency in heritage tourism -- Conclusion: cultural politics of heritage tourism and beyond. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8.
"This volume unravels the politics surrounding behind China's hegemonic project of heritage tourism development in Lijiang. It provides a compelling study of the dialectical relationships between global and domestic capital, the state, tourists and locals as they collude, collaborate and contest one another to ready Lijiang for tourist consumption. Using rich material from insightful interviews and quantitative data, the authors show how complex tourism development can be even as it strives to do good for the community. Su and Teo investigate the practices of contestation and negotiation of identity within Lijiang; analyze the negotiations that transform material and vernacular landscapes; and suggests strategies that will enable sustained tourism interest in this location. Linking Gramsci's theory on hegemony to the cultural politics of space, this book has two major strengths: it establishes a theoretical framework to conceptualize power relations in tourism space and provides critical insights into the rapidly shifting socio-political landscape of contemporary China. Comparisons with other Chinese heritage sites are also provided. By addressing the power struggles inevitable in the process of tourism development, The Politics of Heritage Tourism in China provides an innovative understanding of China's dynamic politics in a period of transition. As such, it will address the needs of students and academic scholars working in the fields of China studies, tourism, cultural studies, urban studies, sociology, geography, political science and heritage studies."--Publisher's website.
0415478081 9780415478083
2009003524
Heritage tourism--China--Yulong Naxizu Zizhixian
Tourism--Government policy--China--Yulong Naxizu Zizhixian
Culture and tourism--China--Yulong Naxizu Zizhixian
Human geography--China--Yulong Naxizu Zizhixian
Landscape changes--China--Yulong Naxizu Zizhixian
Yulong Naxizu Zizhixian (China)--Antiquities
G155.C55 / S8 2009
915.135