Festival places : revitalising rural Australia / edited by Chris Gibson and John Connell.
Festivals have burgeoned in rural areas, revitalising old traditions and inventing new reasons to celebrate. How do festivals contribute to tourism, community and a rural sense of belonging? What are their cultural, environmental and economic dimensions? This book answers such questions - featuring...
Saved in:
| Online Access: |
Full Text (via ProQuest) |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Bristol, UK ; Buffalo :
Channel View Publications,
©2011.
|
| Series: | Tourism and cultural change.
|
| Subjects: |
| Summary: | Festivals have burgeoned in rural areas, revitalising old traditions and inventing new reasons to celebrate. How do festivals contribute to tourism, community and a rural sense of belonging? What are their cultural, environmental and economic dimensions? This book answers such questions - featuring contributions from leading geographers, historians, anthropologists, tourism scholars and cultural researchers. It draws on a range of case studies: from the rustic charm of agricultural shows and family circuses to the effervescent festival of Elvis Presley impersonators in Parkes; from wildflower. |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 298 pages) : map. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781845411671 1845411676 9781845411664 1845411668 9781845411688 1845411684 9781845412098 1845412095 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |