Constructing the ‘cinematic tourist’: The ‘sign industry’ of The Lord of the Rings

tourist studies

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-42

  Tzanelli, Rodanthi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

authenticity; Lord of the Rings; sign value; simulation; tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 30744434397     PISSN: 14687976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468797604053077     Document Type: Article

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