How they see us: Perceived effects of tourist gaze on the Old Order Amish

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 93-105

  Chhabra, Deepak ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Folk community; Old Order Amish; Resistance theory; Sociocultural impact perceptions; Tourist gaze

Indexed keywords

CULTURE; HERITAGE TOURISM; PERCEPTION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

IOWA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73649114946     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287509336475     Document Type: Article

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