Haunted heritage : the cultural politics of ghost tourism, populism, and the past /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Walnut Creek, California :
Left Coast Press, Inc.,
[2015]
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| Series: | Heritage, tourism & community ;
7 |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Item Description: | Machine generated contents note: Preface Introduction: Ghost Tourism and Haunted Heritage Chapter One: Constructing Haunted Destinations: An Analysis of Ghosts on TV, in Travel Literature, and in the Museum Chapter Two: Discourses and Enactments of Belief and Transformation on Ghost Walks and Commercial Ghost Hunts Chapter Three: Staging Ghost Hunts: The Roles of Knowledge, Expertise, and Science in Ghost Tourism Chapter Four: Encountering the Ghostly: Mediumship, Populism and the Articulation of Amateur Expertise Chapter Five: "This is the Real England": Discourses of Authenticity, National Belonging, and Difference Conclusion: Ghosts, Populism, and Heritage on the Global Stage References Index About the Author. Electronic resource. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1611322278 (electronic bk.) 9781611322279 (electronic bk.) |