The Culture of Tourism, the Tourism of Culture: Selling the Past to the Present in the American Southwest

The Culture of Tourism, the Tourism of Culture: Selling the Past to the Present in the American Southwest
ISBN-10
0826329284
ISBN-13
9780826329288
Category
Heritage tourism
Pages
250
Language
English
Published
2003
Publisher
UNM Press
Author
William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies

Description

The Southwest has long been an American dreamscape, and inherently this has had its affect on the land and its people. Among other topics discussed in the package of essays is how the area is transformed by tourism and how native people gain autonomy by presenting their experiences and cultures to tourists.

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