A not so little Italy? Tourist and resident perceptions of authenticity in Leichhardt, Sydney

Tourism, Culture and Communication

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 29-48

  Mura, Paolo ^a   Lovelock, Brent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Authenticity; Ethnic district; Leichhardt; Resident perceptions; Tourist perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 62249107423     PISSN: 1098304X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/109830409787556620     Document Type: Article

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