Place identity or place identities: The memorial to the victims of the Nanjing Massacre, China

Dark Tourism and Place Identity: Managing and interpreting dark places

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 46-59

  Du, Wei ^a,b   Litteljohn, David ^a   Lennon, John ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85013944416     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203134900-13     Document Type: Chapter

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