Haunted heritage : the cultural politics of ghost tourism, populism, and the past /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hanks, Michele (Author)
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Walnut Creek, California : Left Coast Press, Inc., [2015]
Series:Heritage, tourism & community ; 7
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
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.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1611322278 (electronic bk.)
9781611322279 (electronic bk.)