Tourism and national identity in the United States: The case of Washington, DC

Tourism and National Identities: An International Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 13-25

  Huang, Wei Jue ^a   Santos, Carla A ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 84555168739     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203855966-3     Document Type: Chapter

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