Regenerating urban traditions in bahrain. Learning from Bab-Al-Bahrain: The authentic fake

Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 50-68

  Alraouf, Ali A ^a  

^a QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Architectural and urban heritage; Authentic fake; Bab Al Bahrain; Gulf cities; Manama; Traditions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864381363     PISSN: 14766825     EISSN: 17477654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14766825.2010.490587     Document Type: Article

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