Islamic tourism as an ideological construction: A Jordan study case

Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 327-337

  Neveu, Norig ^a,b  

^a ÉCOLE DES HAUTES ÉTUDES EN SCIENCES SOCIALES   (France)

^b Aix en Provence Institut français du Proche Orient   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Heritage; Islamic tourism; Jordan; Patrimony; Politics

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008814557     PISSN: 14766825     EISSN: 17477654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14766825.2010.521252     Document Type: Article

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