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Holidays in the Danger Zone: Entanglements of War and Tourism
Debbie Lisle
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Description for Holidays in the Danger Zone: Entanglements of War and Tourism
Paperback. BIC Classification: HBW; JHMC; JPSL; KNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 26. Weight in Grams: 486.
Holidays in the Danger Zone exposes the mundane and everyday interactions between two seemingly opposed worlds: warfare and tourism. Debbie Lisle shows how a tourist sensibility shapes the behavior of soldiers in war-especially the experiences of Western military forces in exotic settings. This includes not only R&R but also how battlefields become landscapes of leisure and tourism. She further explores how a military sensibility shapes the development of tourism in the postwar context, from Dark Tourism (engaging with displays of conflict and atrocity) to exhibitions of conflict in museums and at memorial sites, as well as ... Read more
Holidays in the Danger Zone exposes the mundane and everyday interactions between two seemingly opposed worlds: warfare and tourism. Debbie Lisle shows how a tourist sensibility shapes the behavior of soldiers in war-especially the experiences of Western military forces in exotic settings. This includes not only R&R but also how battlefields become landscapes of leisure and tourism. She further explores how a military sensibility shapes the development of tourism in the postwar context, from Dark Tourism (engaging with displays of conflict and atrocity) to exhibitions of conflict in museums and at memorial sites, as well as ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
485g
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816698561
SKU
V9780816698561
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Ref
99-1
About Debbie Lisle
Debbie Lisle is a reader in international relations in the School of Politics, International Studies, and Philosophy at Queen's University Belfast. Her books include The Global Politics of Contemporary Travel Writing.
Reviews for Holidays in the Danger Zone: Entanglements of War and Tourism
Even to specialists, war and tourism seem to be at opposing ends of the spectrum: war means decreased tourism, and increased tourism is the product of peace. Lisle demonstrates that this relationship is much more complex than commonly accepted. -CHOICE Postcards, museums, river steamers, friendly guide books, and sunbathers-Debbie Lisle shows here that each of these can be ... Read more