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The Darker Side of Travel The Theory and Practice of Dark Tourism

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    9781845411145

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    1845411145

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2009-08-25
  • Publisher: Channel View Publications

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Summary

The Darker Side of Travel is a contemporary and comprehensive analysis of dark tourism. Drawing on existing literature, numerous examples and introducing new conceptual perspectives, it develops a theoretically informed foundation for examining the demand for and supply of dark tourism experiences. It also explores issues relevant to the development, management and interpretation of visitor sites and attractions associated with death, disaster and suffering.

Author Biography

Richard Sharpley is Professor of Tourism and Development at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), Preston, UK. Philip R. Stone is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), Preston, UK, and Editor of The Dark Tourism Forum (see www.dark-tourism.org.uk)

Table of Contents

Contributorsp. vii
Dark Tourism: Theories and Concepts
Shedding Light on Dark Tourism: An Introductionp. 3
Making Absent Death Present: Consuming Dark Tourism in Contemporary Societyp. 23
Dark Tourism: Mediating Between the Dead and the Livingp. 39
Dark Tourism: Morality and New Moral Spacesp. 56
Dark Tourism: Management Implications
Purposeful Otherness: Approaches to the Management of Thanatourismp. 75
(Re)presenting the Macabre: Interpretation, Kitschification and Authenticityp. 109
Contested National Tragedies: An Ethical Dimensionp. 129
Dark Tourism and Political Ideology: Towards a Governance Modelp. 145
Dark Tourism in Practice
'It's a Bloody GuideÆ: Fun, Fear and a Lighter Side of Dark Tourism at The Dungeon Visitor Attractions, UKp. 167
Battlefield Tourism: Bringing Organised Violence Back to Lifep. 186
'Genocide TourismÆp. 207
Museums, Memorials and Plantation Houses in the Black Atlantic: Slavery and the Development of Dark Tourismp. 224
Life, Death and Dark Tourism: Future Research Directions and Concluding Commentsp. 247
Referencesp. 252
Indexp. 274
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