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Is travel inherently beneficial to human character? Does it automatically educate and enlighten while also promoting tolerance, peace, and understanding? This book identifies and overcomes common obstacles to ethical sightseeing. Through its unique combination of personal observation and in-depth scholarship, it ventures into specific tourist destinations and attractions: “picturesque” rural and natural landscapes, “hip” urban scenes, historic locations of tragic events, Disney theme parks, beaches, and travel poster ideals. The book shows how strategies intended to attract tourists carry unin ... More
Keywords: travel, human character, ethical sightseeing, tourist destinations, tourist attractions, rural landscape, Disney theme parks, beaches, travel desires
Print publication date: 2011 | Print ISBN-13: 9780520257825 |
Published to California Scholarship Online: May 2012 | DOI:10.1525/california/9780520257825.001.0001 |
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