A History of Archaeological Tourism : Pursuing leisure and knowledge from the eighteenth century to World War II Paperback / softback
by Margarita Diaz-Andreu
Part of the SpringerBriefs in Archaeological Heritage Management series
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This book examines the relationship between archaeological tourism and professional archaeology.
To do so, it explores the connection – most visibly through nationalism and global capitalism - from its origins in the early modern period to World War II.
How separate is the development of archaeological tourism from that of the formation of archaeology as a discipline? And do the fields operate in two different worlds? Scholarly discussions have largely treated them as distinct fields with no connection, while histories of archaeology, in particular, have focused on aspects such as the history of archaeological discoveries, archaeological thought and, more recently, the political relationship between archaeology and nationalism and other ideologies.
Largely missing from all these accounts has been an examination of how archaeology has been incorporated into society, for example through something that all humans enjoy – leisure – in the form of archaeological tourism.
Moreover, just as histories of archaeology have largely ignored the connection between archaeology and tourism, so too has tourism in the reverse direction.
Recent studies on tourism have centered on topics such as economy (sustainable and recession tourism) and new types of tourism (including ecotourism and medical tourism).
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- Pages:122 pages, 13 Illustrations, color; 15 Illustrations, black and white; IX, 122 p. 28 illus., 13 illu
- Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- Publication Date:25/02/2020
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- ISBN:9783030320751
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:122 pages, 13 Illustrations, color; 15 Illustrations, black and white; IX, 122 p. 28 illus., 13 illu
- Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- Publication Date:25/02/2020
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- ISBN:9783030320751
