Inconvenient heritage : erasure and global tourism in Luang Prabang / Lynne Dearborn, John C. Stallmeyer.

By:

Dearborn, Lynne M

Contributor(s):

Stallmeyer, John C

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Heritage, tourism, and communityPublication details: Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, 2010.Description: 1 online resource (168 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

1598747053
9781598747058
1598744356
9781598744354
1598744364
9781598744361

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Inconvenient heritage.DDC classification:

338.4/791594 22

LOC classification:

DS555.98.L68 D43 2010eb

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Contents:

Cultural heritage, the built environment, and world heritage tourism -- Inconvenient heritage -- Laos : history and context -- The built environment of Luang Prabang -- Emending the built environment : erasure and addition in Luang Prabang -- A dialogue : global flows and local culture.

Summary: This volume tells the story of how the World Heritage Site designation for Luang Prabang, Laos, led to a management plan designed to attract tourists and global capital, which in turn developed the most "appealing" parts of the city while destroying or neglecting other areas.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This volume tells the story of how the World Heritage Site designation for Luang Prabang, Laos, led to a management plan designed to attract tourists and global capital, which in turn developed the most "appealing" parts of the city while destroying or neglecting other areas.