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International Perspectives of Festivals and Events addresses contemporary issues concerning the potential of festivals and events to produce economic, social, cultural and community benefits. Incorporating a range of international perspectives, the book provides the reader with a global look at current trends and topics, which have until now, been underrepresented by current literature. International Perspectives of Festivals and Events includes a broad range of research, case studies and examples from well-known scholars in the field to form a unified volume that inf
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monografia Rebiun21720204 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun21720204 m o d | cr -n--------- 080604s2008 ne a ob 001 0 eng d 1-282-71127-X 9786612711275 1-136-43896-3 0-08-091437-3 UAM 991008422820104211 UPM 991005505343004212 UCAR 991008502954804213 MiAaPQ MiAaPQ MiAaPQ eng 338.4791 International perspectives of festivals and events electronic resource] :] paradigms of analysis edited by Jane Ali-Knight ... [et al.]. 1st ed Amsterdam Boston London Elsevier/Academic 2008 Amsterdam Boston London Amsterdam Boston London Elsevier/Academic 1 online resource (323 p.) 1 online resource (323 p.) Text txt computer c online resource cr Advances in tourism research series Type of series: NS-M Description based upon print version of record Includes bibliographical references and index International Perspectives of Festivals and Events: Paradigms of Analysis; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; About the Authors; List of Contributors; Introduction; Part One: Destination, Image and Development; Chapter1. Using major events to promote peripheral urban areas: Deptford and the 2007 Tour de France; Chapter2. Weymouth's once in a lifetime opportunity; Chapter3. Tourism and the Hans Christian Andersen bicentenary event in Denmark; Chapter4. Establishing Singapore as the events and entertainment capital of Asia: Strategic brand diversification Chapter5. The South Korean Hotel Sector's perspectives on the 'pre-' and 'post-event' impacts of the co-hosted 2002 Football World CupPart Two: Community and Identity; Chapter6. Indigenous Australia and the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games: Mediated messages of respect and reconciliation; Chapter7. How festivals nurture resilience in regional communities; Chapter8. The Buon Ma Thuot coffee festival, Vietnam: Opportunity for Tourism?; Chapter9. Tasting Australia: A celebration of cultural identity or an international event?; Chapter10. Festivals and tourism in rural economies Part Three: Audience and Participant ExperienceChapter11. Commemorative events: Sacrifice, identity and dissonance; Chapter12. Running commentary: Participant experiences at international distance running events; Chapter13. Elite sports tours: Special events with special challenges; Chapter14. The British pop music festival phenomenon; Part Four: Managing the Event; Chapter15. A model for analysing the development of public events; Chapter16. Human resources in the business events industry; Chapter17. Measuring the impact of micro-events on local communities: A role for web-based approaches Chapter18. Post-modern heritage, chivalry, park and ride: Le Tour comes to CanterburyChapter19. Towards safer special events: A structured approach to counter the terrorism threat; Index International Perspectives of Festivals and Events addresses contemporary issues concerning the potential of festivals and events to produce economic, social, cultural and community benefits. Incorporating a range of international perspectives, the book provides the reader with a global look at current trends and topics, which have until now, been underrepresented by current literature. International Perspectives of Festivals and Events includes a broad range of research, case studies and examples from well-known scholars in the field to form a unified volume that inf English Culture and tourism- Case studies Culture and tourism Festivals- Economic aspects- Case studies Festivals- Economic aspects Electronic books Ali-Knight, Jane 0-08-045100-4 Advances in tourism research series