Conflicts, battlefields, indigenous peoples and tourism: Addressing dissonant heritage in warfare tourism in Australia and North America in the twenty-first century

International Journal of Culture, Tourism, and Hospitality Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 257-271

  Lemelin, Raynald Harvey ^a   Whyte, Kyle Powys ^b   Johansen, Kelsey ^a   Desbiolles, Freya Higgins ^c   Wilson, Christopher ^d   Hemming, Steve ^d  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Battlefield tourism; Canada; Content analysis; Dark tourism; Emotional dissonance; Heritage; Indigenous peoples; Tourism; United States of America; Warfare; Warfare tourism

Indexed keywords

COLONY STRUCTURE; FIELD METHOD; HERITAGE TOURISM; LITERATURE REVIEW; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY; WAR;

AUSTRALIA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84880788108     PISSN: 17506182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJCTHR-05-2012-0038     Document Type: Article

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