The cinematic tourist : explorations in globalization, culture and resistance / Rodanthi Tzanelli.
"The use of exotic locations in Hollywood films has allowed global audiences to enjoy distant places. Simultaneously, Hollywood screening of potential 'tourist paradises' has generated new tourist industries around the world. This book takes a closer look at this new phenomenon of �...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2007.
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| Series: | International library of sociology.
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| Summary: | "The use of exotic locations in Hollywood films has allowed global audiences to enjoy distant places. Simultaneously, Hollywood screening of potential 'tourist paradises' has generated new tourist industries around the world. This book takes a closer look at this new phenomenon of 'cinematic tourism' , combining theory with case studies drawn from four continents: America, Europe, Asia and Australasia."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 180 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-174) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0415394139 9780415394130 |