Tourism policy and cultural heritage in multi-ethnic societies: A view of Malaysia

International Journal of Tourism Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 138-144

  Henderson, Joan C ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cultural heritage; Malaysia; Multi ethnicity; Tourism policy

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL HERITAGE; MULTICULTURALISM; NATIONAL IDENTITY; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 77952575977     PISSN: 17504090     EISSN: 17504104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTP.2009.023278     Document Type: Article

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