Table of Contents

Prologue Chapter 1 - Defining TAs Chapter 2 - Managing TAs Chapter 3 - Maintaining TAs Chapter 4 - Reading TAs Chapter 5 - Forming TAs Chapter 6 - Forging TAs Chapter 7 - Experiencing TAs Chapter 8 - Performing TAs Chapter 9 - Remembering TAs Epilogue References

About the Author

Johan R. Edelheim is Director of the Multidimensional Tourism Institute (MTI), Finland. His research interests within tourism and hospitality include education, linguistics and cultural issues. He is an executive member of the Tourism Education Futures Initiative (TEFI).

Reviews

This book is a milestone for tourism research. It makes post-modern thought accessible for both mature students and managers and meticulously applies theory to practice through worked examples. Both Husserl's phenomenology and Rojek's constructivism come alive and challenge the practitioner to identify how destination and tourist co-create the attraction. -- Juergen Gnoth, University of Otago, New Zealand This clearly detailed book makes an immensely valuable contribution by providing two distinct but complementary perspectives that are rarely encountered together: comprehensive knowledge of the ways in which attractions are defined, managed and studied, followed by critical analysis that helps to identify the socially symbolic meanings and political agenda that surround them. Both are jointly essential for responsible development and management of tourism attractions. -- Tazim Jamal, Texas A&M University, USA A fascinating and, at times, provocative combination of personal and theoretical insights into tourist attractions and their place within broader cultural contexts. An examination of tourist attractions from an alternative perspective, thus making this a relevant read for those studying, managing and experiencing tourist attractions in all their variety of form. -- Anna Leask, Edinburgh Napier University, UK