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Souvenirs - The Material Cultre of Tourism (Hardcover)
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Souvenirs - The Material Cultre of Tourism (Hardcover)
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This title was first published in 2000: Souvenirs, broadly
conceived, are generally thought to be the material counterpart of
travels, events, relationships and memories of all kinds. The
material items classed as souvenirs discussed in this text have
memorial functions, usually connected with the owner's travels. But
not all of the items are souvenirs of tourism; they are also
souvenirs of other past phenomena, such as political events
(suffragettes), colonial history (India), former artistic
pre-eminence (Awaji Ningyo puppetry) or former ways of life (South
American ceramic archaisms). The authors do not necessarily focus
on material souvenirs in their memorial function as prompters of
memory. They also use their case studies as starting points for the
discussion of many interesting contemporary phenomena, such as
cottage industries for economic development in Mexico and Ainu, as
devices to invigorate or maintain artistic practices, as emblems of
cultural conformity (Surrealists) or as symbolic weapons in
national and international political arguments. A key focus of many
of the chapters is the question of meaning: what is the meaning of
any particular souvenir or collection, and for whom does it bear
that meaning?
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