Have we illuminated the dark? Shifting perspectives on ‘dark’ tourism

Tourism Recreation Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 316-325

  Ashworth, G J ^a   Isaac, Rami K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NHTV BREDA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Actions; Behavioural changes; Dark tourism; Emotions; Experience; Feelings

Indexed keywords

EID: 84997785006     PISSN: 02508281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02508281.2015.1075726     Document Type: Article

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