Encounters in the fields–tourism to the battlefields of the western front

Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 138-154

  Iles, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Identity; Performance; Thanatourism; Tourism experiences; War

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008815223     PISSN: 14766825     EISSN: 17477654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14766820802376299     Document Type: Article

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