Dark Tourism and Place Identity

Managing and interpreting dark places

• Author(s): Leanne White, Elspeth Frew,
• Publisher: Routledge
• Pages: 320
• ISBN_10: 1136483128
  ISBN_13: 9781136483127
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Business & Economics / Industries / Hospitality, Travel & Tourism , Travel / General , Travel / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest , Art / Museum Studies , Social Science / Developing & Emerging Countries , Social Science / Social Classes & Economic Disparity , Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social , Sports & Recreation / General , Transportation / General ,

Description:...

Dark Tourism, including visitation to places such as murder sites, battlefields and cemeteries is a growing phenomenon, as well as an emergent area of scholarly interest. Despite this interest, the intersecting domains of dark tourism and place identity have been largely overlooked in the academic literature and this book aims to fill this void.

The three main themes of Visitor Motivation, Destination Management and Place Interpretation are addressed in this book from both a demand and supply perspective by examining a variety of case studies from around the world. This edited volume takes the dark tourism discussion to another level by reinforcing the critical intersecting domains of dark tourism and place identity and, in particular, highlighting the importance of understanding this connection for visitors and destination managers.

Written by leading academics in the area, this stimulating volume of 19 chapters will be valuable reading for postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students in a range of discipline areas; researchers and academics interested in dark tourism; and, other interested stakeholders including those in the tourism industry, government bodies and community groups.