Destination New Orleans: Commodification, rationalization, and the rise of urban tourism

Journal of Consumer Culture

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 305-334

  Gotham, Kevin Fox ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Authenticity; Commodification; New Orleans; Rationalization; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249153569     PISSN: 14695405     EISSN: 17412900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469540507085254     Document Type: Article

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