Tourism and National Identity : Heritage and Nationhood in Scotland

Bhandari, Kalyan 1975- (Author).

Summary: This book explores the role of tourism as a means to express 'nation' and 'nationhood'. Based on field research in southwest and central Scotland it shows how various historical accounts, cultural icons and images, events and celebrations create a meaning of the Scottish nation. It examines the narratives, either explicit or implicit, produced at heritage-related tourism sites and how these become interwoven with the ideology of a nation. This volume will be of use to researchers and students in tourism and heritage studies, Scottish studies, culture and identity, nationalism and national iden.

Record details

ISBN: 1845414500
ISBN: 9781845414504
ISBN: 1845414470 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9781845414474 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 1845414489 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9781845414481
ISBN: 9781306902328
ISBN: 1306902320
ISBN: 1845414497
ISBN: 9781845414498
Physical Description: 1 online resource
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Publisher: Bristol, UK ; Buffalo, NY : Channel View Publications, 2014.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- Tourism and nationalism in Scotland -- Scottish identity in tourism -- "Narrating" the Scottish nation in tour buses -- Robert the Bruce and the regional heritage of the southwest -- The Scottish nation in the cultural heritage of Robert Burns -- Genealogical tourists and homeland nationalism.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.