Faith in Heritage: Displacement, Development, and Religious Tourism in Contemporary China 1315428636, 9781315428635

Using the example of China’s Wutai Shan—recently designated both a UNESCO World Heritage site and a national park—Robert

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Faith in Heritage: Displacement, Development, and Religious Tourism in Contemporary China
1315428636, 9781315428635

Even as China is central to the contemporary global economy, its socialist past continues to shape its capitalist presen

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This volume's contributors examine the ways the legacies of socialism continue to shape and inform China's cap

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There is a charm to Kyoto. Surrounded by lush green hills, the city feels alive with nature, history, culture—and touris

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Drawing from more than two hundred interviews with American parents from diverse backgrounds, Smith and his team explore

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This book examines the sugar and tourism relationship in the context of globalization by identifying destination transit

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This book examines the relationship between intangible cultural heritage (ICH) and tourism, taking as a focus the ICH at

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This book explores the role of tourism as a means to express 'nation' and 'nationhood'. Based on fie

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This book examines how heritage interacts with social-cultural changes and how individuals perform and negotiate their i

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