Dark tourism
"A large number of sites associated with war, genocide, assassination and other tragic events have become significant tourist destinations. The authors of this volume call this phenomenon 'dark tourism', and they set out to explore it in detail, looking at possible reasons why tourists visit these attractions - for remembrance, for education, or even for entertainment." "Dark-tourism sites present governments and other authorities with moral and ethical dilemmas. Recent tragic history often confronts the dynamics of commercial development and exploitation. Complex issues are raised surrounding the extent and nature of interpretation, the appropriate political and managerial response and the nature of the experience perceived by visitors, local residents, victims and their relatives."--Jacket
vii, 184 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
9780826450630, 9780826450647, 0826450636, 0826450644
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Intimations of dark tourism
Instances of dark tourism
The Third Reich and the final solution
The death camps of Poland
Covering history: the interpretation of the Channel Islands occupation, 1939-1945
The death site of a President
War sites of the First and Second World Wars
North Cyprus: disappointing performance with "dark" edges
Dislocation: the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
The future of dark tourism: from the final solution to the end of history