Description: Authenticating Ethnic Tourism, Paperback by Xie, Philip Feifan, ISBN 1845411579, ISBN-13 9781845411572, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UK This book represents a shifting of emphasis away from the discourse of authenticity to the process of authenticating ethnic tourism. It focuses upon what authentication is, how it works, who is involved, and what the problems are in the process. By using the study of folk villages on Hainan Island, China, th suggests that authenticity evolves from a static into a more dynamic concept, which can be formulated according to the different stages of development relating to all the stakeholders involved. Authentication is an interactive process in which a balance of forces defines a state of equilibrium. Th uncovers some interesting findings that will significantly contribute to the literature on ethnic tourism in developing areas. "Finally, here is a way to move beyond old debates about authenticity in tourism studies, with a pragmatic, useful approach for analyzing `authentification' processes. Xie's models of stakeholders' interactions and the paradoxes encountered in ethnic tourism development have worldwide application for academics and stakeholders themselves."Margaret Swain, University of California, USA
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Book Title: Authenticating Ethnic Tourism
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Authenticating Ethnic Tourism
Publisher: Channel View Publications LTD
Publication Year: 2010
Subject: Sociology, Anthropology, Business
Item Height: 210 mm
Item Weight: 381 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Philip Feifan Xie
Series: Tourism and Cultural Change
Item Width: 148 mm
Format: Paperback
