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Pseudo-Authenticity and Tourism Preservation, Miniaturization, and Replication
132 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
132 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
132 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book explores the concept of authenticity in tourism through the analysis of six tourist sites in Guangdong Province and Macau, China.
Through a review of tourism literature, it develops the concept of pseudo-authenticity in which tourist sites and cultural products function to give signs of authenticity for tourists. This is achieved through the influence of media, authentic fakery, and... Read more
1 Introduction
2 Commodification and Epistemology
3 Preservation
4 Miniaturization
5 Replication
6 Conclusion
Biography
Jesse Owen Hearns-Branaman is Associate Professor of International Journalism and the Head of the Department of Communication at Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College.
Andy Lihua Chen is a Ph.D. candidate in Communication of the joint research postgraduate programme of Beijing Normal University – Hong Kong Baptist University United International College and Hong Kong Baptist University.
