The Routledge Handbook of Cultural Tourism

The Handbook of Cultural Tourism explores and critically evaluates the debates and controversies in this field of Tourism. It brings together leading specialists from a range of disciplinary backgrounds and geographical regions, to provide state-of-the-art theoretical reflection and empirical research on this significant stream of tourism and its future direction. This significant volume offers the reader a comprehensive synthesis of this field, conveying the latest thinking and research. The text is international in focus, encouraging dialogue across disciplinary boundaries and areas of study and will be an invaluable resource for all those with an interest in Cultural Tourism. This is essential reading for student, researchers and academics of Tourism as well as those of related studies in particular Cultural Studies, Leisure, Geography, Sociology, Politics and Economics.

Introduction Section One: History Philosophy and Theory Section Two: Politics, Policy and Economics Section Three: Social Patterns and Trends Section Four: Community and Development Section Five: Landscapes and Destinations Section Six: Regeneration and Planning Section Seven: The Tourist and Visitor Experience Conclusions and Future Directions for Cultural Tourism Research