Visual Culture and Tourism (Hardcover, Illustrated Ed)

From postcards and paintings to photography and film, tourism and visual culture have a long-standing history of mutual entanglement. For centuries art has inspired many an intrepid traveller, and tourism provides an insatiable market for indigenous art, 'authentic' or otherwise.
This book explores the complex association between tourism and visual culture throughout history and across cultures. How has tourism been linked to images of colonial expansion? Why are we so intrigued by 'lost' places, such as Tutankhamun's tomb or Machu Picchu, South America's lost city of the Incas? What is the relationship between art, tourism and landscape preference? What role did commercial tourist photographers play in the imagination of Victorian Britain? Drawing upon examples from across the globe, this exciting new contribution to a popular subject illustrates how tourism and visual culture intersect with one another and in the process become contested ground.

General

Imprint:	Berg Publishers
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2003
First published:	May 2003
Editors:	David Crouch • Nina Lubbren
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	304
Edition:	Illustrated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-85973-583-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Service industries > Tourism industry Promotions
LSN:	1-85973-583-5
Barcode:	9781859735831

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